Kes je venovana potapacskej expedicii na Bandske ostrovy a ostrov Manuk.Potapali sme tu 10 dni a zazili paradnu podvodnu show.Najsilnejsi zazitok bolo potapanie sa z obrovskym stadom vorvanov.Ale kladivaky a mnozstvo morskych hadov radia tuto lokalitu mezi spickove na svete. Nedotknute utesy a hejna ryb.Hadi ostrov Manuk je krasny a kes si rozhodne zasluzi.I ked kazdy kto ju chce najst by si mal urcite precitat toto! Je to v skratke popisane zakladanie kese.
V dialke vidiet majestatnu sopku Manuk alebo sa jej tiez vravi ostrov morskych hadov.Ciel cesty okrem potapania je zalozit kesku. Uz ked som sopku zbadal,vedel som,ze to nebude med lizat.Nastal den D a styria sme sa vybrali na ostrov. Jedina opticky schodna cesta bola z tej strany ostrova ktoru bicovali velke vlny a nijako sa tam nedalo vystupit na breh. Skaly su tu vsade kolme a smyklave, more nekludne. Zvolili sme nie prave najstastnejsiu cestu ale nemali sme na vyber. Len tak tak sa nam podarilo vystupit z clna a stvornozky sme liezli po skalach asi sto metrov.Stacil by jeden chybny krok a nasledky by boli fatalne. Nasledne sme sa zacali predierat vegetaciou.Nohy sa zabarali do uplne makkej pody co je vlastne sopecny popol a vtaci trus a cele je to akesi pohyblive. Niekedy som sa zaboril 10 cm inokedy aj pol metra.Tento makky substrat je popretkavany dierami potkanov ktorych je tu neurekom, su vsade. Vobec sa neboja, pomaly chodia, lebo nemaju prirodzeneho nepriatela. Velke pavuky nam strpcovali cestu. Je to jeden z najvacsich druhov ktory dokaze ulovit do siete aj maleho vtaka alebo jasterice. Nad hlavami nam divoko lietali terejovia nakolko sme chodili okolo ich hniezd,ktore boli na kazdom strome. Chytil som sa liany a cela ruka dopichana a ako v ohni. Spoteni do nitky a oblepeni prachom sme sa nejako dostali nad hranicu lesa a pokracovali smerom k vrcholu sopky. Prepadalo sa to tu este viac a tropicke slnko bolo stale neprijemnejsie. Zem salala teplom, bola horuca a bolo citit siru. Konecne sme sa dostali do pasme kde koncilo guano a dalo sa tu lepsie chodit. Po celej ceste je stupanie viac ako 45 percent a v tom teple sme toho mali plne zuby. Boli sme odhadom asi 30 vyskovych metrov pod vrcholom ked som zbadal dobre miesto na ulozenie kesky. Dvaja sli dalej na vrchol a dvaja sme ostali zakladat kes. Ulozili sme ju pod velky kamen zakryli s mensimi,zamerali suradnice a nakolko sa blizila burka zacali sme zostup po rovnakej ceste. Po vlastnych stopach v rozrytom guane sme asi za hodinu zostupili k moru. Na mieste kde sme nastupovali do clna boli uz velke vlny,nuz museli sme naskakat do mora. Este, ze som prezieravo zobral vodotesny mech na telefony. Spokojni ale pekne utahani a smadni sme sa vratili na lod,kde uz bola velmi napata situacia koli vlnam a bliziacej sa burke. Pocas nasho vyletu lod vraj skoro prevratil vietor. Tak sme zdvihli kotvu a nabrali kurz Bandske ostrovy. Bola to 14 hodinova preplavba.
Skutocne musim povedat, ze tato kes je riadne dobrodruzstvo….treba prist do Indonezie, potom odletiet nejakych 2000 km na Moluky,odtial lodou viac ako 300 km na Manuk a tu Poseidon rozhodne ci ta vobec pusti na ostrov.Ak ta pusti, cesta je sice tazka, ale co by keser neurobil pre takuto bohatu kes. Je tam pat GC a dva TB.
Takze happy caching!!!
The cache is dedicated to a diving expedition to the Banda Islands and the island Manuk. We have been diving there for 10 days. It was fantastic. The most powerful experience was diving with a huge group of sperm whales. But the hammerhead sharks and lots of sea snakes make this area first-rate world-wide. Intact reefs and schools of fish. The snake island called Manuk is beautiful and it definitely deserves its own cache. Although everyone who would like to find it should definitely read this! It is a short description of this cache being set up. The magnificent volcano Manuk can be seen in the distance. It’s also called the island of sea snakes. We are here to be scuba diving and to set up a cache. When I had laid my eyes on the volcano for the first time, I knew it was going to be a hard one to set up. The D-day has come and the four of us have set out for our journey. It looked like the only possible way to begin our ascent was on the side of the island that was being lashed by big waves and there was no way to step on the coast. All the rocks were sheer and slippery there, the sea stormy. We knew we had no choice. We were barely able to get off our boat and then we needed to make our way forward on our knees and hands for some 100 yards on those slippery rocks. We needed to avoid all the wrong moves because any wrong move could easily have proven to be fatal. Then we began our trek through the vegetation. Our feet would o ften get stuck in volcanic ash and bird droppings. Sometimes I would sink just a few inches in, some other time I would sink even half a yard in. Rat holes were everywhere. Rats are slow-moving and not shy here because they have no natural enemy on this island. Big spiders would get in our way, too. It’s one of the biggest species, catching even a small bird or lizard in its web. Gannets were flying wildly over our heads, nesting on almost every tree. I held a liana in my hand and it gave me puncture wounds and my hand began to burn. Sweaty and dusty we managed to emerge from the forest and continue our journey towards the top of the volcano. Even more bird droppings and volcanic ash. It was very hot and the ground was hot, too. We smelled sulphur around. Eventually the quantity of ash and droppings decreased. The rise have been rather steep from the beginning, so it was a rather exh austing trek in the heat. I spotted a proper place to set up our cache when we were about 30 yards of altitude under the top of the volcano. Then we divided into two pairs. One pair continued our ascent toward the top of the volcano and the other pair set up our cache. We hid our cache under a big stone with smaller stones on the top of it and we got the coordinates for the cache. Then we began our descent because a storm was approaching. Knowing our way back with holes in the ash and droppings, it took us only one hour to get to the shore. We had to jump into the sea because of some big waves to get on board of our boat. Satisfied but tired and thirsty we had to fight the waves and the storm on board. We were told our boat barely escaped being overturned by wind while we were gone. So we pulled up the anchor and sailed to the Banda Islands. It turned out to be a 14-hour crossing. Well, I must say that this cache is a real adventure. First, you get to Indonesia, then fly some 2 000 kilometres away to the Maluku Islands, then sail some 300 km to the island Manuk, and then you must let Poseidon decide whether you can get on to the island. If you can get there, the cache there is rather rich. There are five GC and two TB. Happy caching!!!