Full Moon Yacht Life

Dolphins greeted us playfully as we glided through the sea waves lining the shores of one of the most breathtaking scenes I’ve ever taken in. We slept floating between the rolling hillsides of Komodo National Park, observing deer, birds, and another unknown black animal gallivanting about as the sun gave way to the fullness of the moon.

Despite having lost the dingy‘s motor and having to dive at sunset, the crew was in good spirits 😅We went to sleep early to charge up for our biggest day yet on the boat adventure.

We started on our hike at 5am and arrived at the lookout point by sunrise to do a full moon ritual. We felt humbled by the nature around us and asked twice for good measure for permission to set our intentions for the coming month on this sacred land.

Mama Moon and all her helpers answered our calls for protection and support in the following hours, revealing some of the most incredible beings I ever had the pleasure of witnessing. To name a few of the biggest nature hilights:

Deer that were not at all phased by humans, dolphins playing next to our boat, Komodo dragons that I could’ve sworn are legit dinosaurs, a flock of huge Dracula-grade bats that took off in a sunset exodus above us, eagles, snorkeling to see healthy corals/bright blue starfish/parrot fish and much more, fireflies gracing my balcony at night, swimming with manta rays, and observing baby sharks and sea turtles next to a pink sandbank in the middle of the ocean…Les mer