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April 19, Indonesia

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Apr 19 Seaday Whenever we have a seaday on a Sunday, the ship puts on an all-you-can-eat brunch extravaganza from 9 am until 1 pm.  After today, we have five port days in a row, so today is a good day to get things in order, including a last-minute online visa needed to enter Indonesia. When we were approaching Darwin, we needed to put the ship's time back ½ hour.  After leaving Darwin, we needed to put the ship's clocks back 1-1/2 hours to sync up with Indonesian time.           Apr 20 We arrived at the port of Kapang on the Island of Timor, Indonesia.  We were greeted by a red carpet, music, and dancers, and each was presented with a shawl.  The shawl gift is a traditional symbol of peace.    Our tour involved boarding a fleet of 10, eight-passenger vans.  Our caravan was escorted by a police convoy; they said it was to make us feel honored and welcome.  I am not sure there was another reason, but off we w...