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A perfect day on Jemaja

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February 2016

After almost two weeks on Siantan, the small ferry finally ran again. So we boarded the ship and went to Jemaja, a neighboring island. Siantan and Jemaja both belong to the Anambas Islands, a group of islands which roughly lie between Borneo and Singapore / Malaysia. We spent a day cycling the beautiful island, swimming on several beaches and sharing food with locals. It was an absolutely picture perfect!

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Taking the small ferry from Siantan to Jemaja.
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Lots of tiny islands.
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Yes we had fun transporting the bikes and all the bags over that gap :).
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Watching the petrol refilling process.
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Village built on stilts.
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Marsh lands.
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Cycling on beautiful (and flat!) small roads through the island.
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Loving the colours.
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No one there except us.
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Sandy riverbank.
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Road leading to the other side of the island.
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Trees hiding the beach.
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Road construction.
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Perfect beach.
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Not that perfect sadly.
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A lot of rubbish from the ocean ends up on the beaches.
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This awesome family invited us to share their lunch with them.
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Bad weather coming up.
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In need of a wider lens to capture the huge palm trees.
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Overgrown stilts.
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Morning light.
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The Bukit Raya, waiting to go to Pulau Bintan.
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The harbour is too shallow, so we board smaller ships which bring us to the big ship. A bit of a challenge with the bicycles but we manage.
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Boarding process from above.

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