Derawan Island sits in the middle of a small archipelago of atolls named after one of the smallest but richest islands in the group, Sangalaki. The archipelago lies off the northeast coast of Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) in the Strait of Sulawesi. The whole area is a proposed UNESCO world heritage site due to its incredible marine biodiversity and unusual atoIlic formations. This was clearly a place we needed to explore!
Snorkeling
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Uncategorized The Life Aquatic on Pulau Derawan
Our week on Pulau Derawan was the life aquatic. On this speck of sand and palms in the equatorial ocean, the air was staggeringly hot and the sea was mercifully refreshing. Light reflecting off of the crystal waters shone through the floorboards of our room at the end of a pier and we could hear the unmistakable sounds of green sea turtles surfacing below us to take a breath before we even got out of bed. In the mornings we relaxed on our deck with tea and pastries while kids fished and men prepped their boats for the day.