One of the perks of living on Kwaj is seeing interesting ships and aircraft stop in from around the world.
The Indonesian Navy tall ship Dewaruci recently arrived (see photo, below), and today the crew marched through the street of Kwaj in a parade. I think there is a potluck tonight for the crew (they said to just not bring pork), and they’re playing in a soccer game at some point this weekend I believe. Tomorrow the ship will be open for tours.
The 60-year-old ship is at the beginning of a tour around the world (the weather station here was actually asked to give them a forecast when they were about 100 nautical miles west-southwest of here), and not long after it makes it back to Indonesia, it will be decommissioned. See the Wikipedia article for a little bit more about the ship, including its dimensions (it’s 120 feet tall!).
