A Different Way of Life; Seeing Traditional Indonesian Stilt Houses, FADS & Boats in the Kai Islands

[@jballester34]

Great beach with white sand in the middle of nowhere and not a single soul around. Fantastic...

[@roadboat9216]

THANKS Your videos are so well produced. Simple, clean and artistic. Thanks.

[@patsymartin3634]

Thanks for sharing your adventures with us!

[@samparker2828]

Thanks!

[@SailorJames]

Thank you 🙏🏻 😀

[@d.h.1999]

Thanks for sharing your adventures with us. Really amazing.

[@MizzAugust7]

Really enjoyed the talking you did. I kind of figured the colorful homes reflected who they are. Stunning beach views. Thank you.

[@elliottscott6179]

@Sailing Tritea always a treat sir! Thank you and your companion!

[@elliottscott6179]

Oh and your other lady, the boat loves you too!

[@Dayofthetriffids]

Wow! I travelled through Indonesia in 1983 but never got to see the “water” view that you have. It’s a unique and wonderful experience you’re enjoying. It really shows in the classy videos you guys put together! Thanks so much…..

[@sahragraham]

That dog with the fish is such a vibe. What a chill spot. Rad video guys!

[@SailorJames]

😂😂😂

[@outdooradventurer394]

Dude you’re my absolute favorite channel on KZbin. The awesome adventures you have are inspiring to me and I hope I can live life like you do someday. Keep up the awesome work! 🤘 ⛵️

[@Aribrand-le4fy]

👍🏻 greetings from austria🇦🇹

[@jaydubya4727]

I enjoyed both of your reactions and excitement over the stilt housing. I find it hard to imagine living as these people do, but that's why you're going to see them, isn't it. Thanks for taking us along.

[@barneyscott8634]

Thanks

[@SailorJames]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@buymecola1]

Maluku. One of my favorite places on earth.

[@th7297]

I love these Adventures. All the best, Thank You 🎉👍🏻🚀

[@ratawai]

Great to catch up with the latest episode of your venturesome voyages. Very interesting. Kiwi Tim

[@ColleenWarner-ps5eb]

Such an interesting video! Beautiful scenery, love the way the stilt houses reflect on the water. Thanks for sharing!

[@SailorJames]

They are so cool to see!!!

[@LoveGrubGalley]

A definite favourite of mine too!

[@bryanbadger6841]

So "what was your first impression of Nz.?" Haha. Save that for the Blooper reel mate. Actually I'm seeing Indonesia in a totally different light, through your camera lens. And I love it. First impressions. Awesome.!! Thank you James and Rhonda for sharing. Take care and all the very best from down here.

[@blackswann9555]

I like the editing, great work on the video!

[@SailorJames]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@lucasszymanski114]

Another inspiring video, thank you for sharing with us your adventure!

[@SailorJames]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@LitbyNoonProductions]

So Happy for you both. Happy Holidays to you both. Nor-Cal USA 226 Miles South Southeast from Fort Bragg CA.

[@sadzasnake1755]

James Rhonda fantastic videos guys. Snd some fantastic footage. I hope you can capture some still photos and sell them on the internet. The stilt houses make some beautiful pictures with the reflections. Take care mate. Ken Western Australia 🇦🇺

[@barneyscott8634]

Thanks Jamie's and Condah airways good to c your vids cheers now

[@alsauce87]

Happy Holidays! God bless you, this community, and His beautiful creation!❤

[@Themultihullfreaks]

I must say your cinematography skills have developed. That last shot of the intro. 👏🏽 there was another one episode two or back of the archery checking in 👏🏽

[@SailorJames]

🙏🏻

[@daveegan4554]

Definitely worlds apart from here in Australia, glad ya having fun and looking forward to seeing your adventures in Indonesia. Fair winds from Lakes Entrance this week 😂

[@danwilliams8695]

SEA is magical ❤

[@Psylucks]

Amazing!

[@Mainedigger]

Great channel Captain James you are getting as good at filming as you are a sailor, fantastic. May I add glad you found a great companion to share your adventure with.

[@SailorJames]

After 500 videos and almost a decade of the channel I should hope so 😂😂😂 thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@Mainedigger]

@@SailorJames I am amazed at those Albergs too like a Novi and a Wayne Beal all in one.

[@w5glsgary919]

Nice ...Terimah Kasi !

[@thryce82]

yall might not see it there but in vietnam they basically put rafts together and make small villages that way. no stilts just floating communities which was cool.

[@daveg4963]

The poorest people sometimes tend to be the more welcoming and giving.

[@SailorJames]

I found that to be most true in the Tuamotus

[@theodoreedwards7774]

Yams. 💯

[@colbowen5504]

My complements regarding the quality of filming.

[@julianbatcheler9970]

James & Rhonda… great upload. I can’t wait to get away from Europe & America to find people with a different way of being. I think you touched on a point which is so much of what is wrong with Europe and North America and it’s the whole underlying philosophy which leads to that life where you work hard for empty richness and are never happy. Or work hard aspiring to that and are never happy. I have always been out of step with that. It’s a left over of religion and philosophy that denies the most important parts of human existence which are not lost in South Pacific and South East Asia.

[@evinwhiteson4902]

Most parts of indonesia are the perefet shtf bug out. I was there for all 4 years of covid . No issues at all. Since i never went into any port.

[@californiakayaker]

There is one group of people who I will simply call the Sea People (Bajau, perceived as nomads or sea gypsy's ) who have entire towns which are floating. These Indo stilt settlements are also considered to be Bajau . Apparently one of the largest there is called Sampella and its on an Island in Indo (Look at Discovering the World of the Bajau Tribe | The Free-Diving Sea Nomads ) . There was one in Thailand which was beautiful. They are everywhere and apparently somewhat related . Philippines, Indo, Malay, and Thailand to name a few. I did a simple search sea people Indonesia and got this title "The tribe that evolved to stay underwater longer - BBC REEL" you might like it . That thing you called a "fad" was more like what you see from one of the sea people tribes except it was a single place, sea people places can be hundreds of houses and many businesses. I have a playlist where I'm gathering info.

[@SailorJames]

Yep, we visited one of their villages

[@californiakayaker]

@@SailorJames Apparently its a long time genetic change in the spleen. It helps them keep more oxygen in their body ! I think that was explained in the BBC video.

[@andrewbrown2063]

FADS are a common and pretty negative item, widely seen in SE Asia. They tend to be lit at night but tend not to have AIS. The FADS that are far offshore, over 100 miles, are sometimes worked by almost slave labour, men tricked and put out there to collect the fish, which are collected often.

[@californiakayaker]

@@andrewbrown2063 Most of the ones I've seen haven't had a shack on them. This one was inhabited. Most look more like a buoy.

[@californiakayaker]

@@SailorJames To find out about the boat building, it was in an older video from Sailing Nahoa called How they Build Boats in Indonesia, its about the big wooden fishing boats with the very curved hulls.

[@corneliust4804]

Interesting insight on happiness. I am surprised by the amount of trash. Thanks for showing us around.

[@SailorJames]

It gets much worse unfortunately

[@terryboucher6516]

Why is there so much garbage? Don’t they know or understand what it’s doing to the environment around them 😢

[@egonkemp3512]

@@terryboucher6516 And it seems like a lot of it ends up on the beaches of Queensland Australia?

[@bishopkinlyside8477]

Hi James and Rhonda , it sounds like you didn’t really enjoy Australia. If you want to come down to the Gold Coast in Queensland you would really appreciate everything we have but unfortunately you went to North Queensland where all the things that I want to eat you or bite you😢 Anyway, have a great time in Indonesia. It’s a lovely country very different to anywhere else on the planet. Cliff from Logan city Queensland Australia. I’m on the big island

[@SailorJames]

We did the entire coast of Australia from Sydney to Thursday island 🤷🏼

[@kakikakakukaku]

tual is pronounced /too-ahl/. The use of roman alphabets in Indonesian is a lot simpler than that in English. Every syllable is marked by a vowel, so if you see more than one vowel in a sequence, almost 100% you have to pronounce every vowel separately

[@SailorJames]

👍🏻

[@liamsteel2926]

May I ask what camera you used filming the stick house?

[@SailorJames]

GoPro hero 11

[@guyhanby6402]

Paradise!......until that fkn chainsaw!😂😂

[@BenSymington]

[@mikefetterman6782]

Salt water crocs live from Southeast India, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, southern Philippines, New Guinea, Vanuatu, Palau...........be careful.

[@mikefetterman6782]

The largest crocodiles in the world are found Timor. Sometimes 20 foot. Usually 15-17 foot. They eat anything with meat on it less than 2000 pounds, unlike their alligator cousins that are normally petrified of anything bigger than a raccoon.

[@mikefetterman6782]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i32zaJupZcyMiLcsi=iVmdlPsTVPdawrZA 10 largest crocs over the last 100 years. I got a chance to work with Gomek years ago, with the guy who sold him to St. Augustine.

[@SailorJames]

Not in the islands of east Indonesia (Kai islands, spice islands, and those west)

[@pierrekingbkk]

A sensitive question? In our culture Tatoos are quite fashionable , Indonesia being predominantly Muslim and In Islam, tattoos are generally considered "haram" (forbidden) as it is seen as altering the creation of Allah by permanently marking one's body, with most scholars agreeing that both men and women should not get tattoos what is the reaction of the Indonesian people that you have seen so far?

[@SailorJames]

I am not Muslim so it doesn’t apply

[@DaleShirley-o1u]

Organic dwellings on stick

[@gajahmada4847]

We will live like that , if ice in north pole disappear

[@angelwalker979]

🩵⛵️💙

[@publius7928]

Indonesia seems like a place I would… not want to be, no matter how happy the people seem

[@SailorJames]

😂😂😂

[@terjerendalsvik5461]

iam just thinking how polluted the ocean must be around this buildings. clean water, toilets etc its really groce!

[@SailorJames]

🤷🏼

[@TechGorilla1987]

I hope this comment comes across with the sincerity it deserves. Rhonda is one tough broad that I would be confident to get in any scrape with. I do not compare other women to my lovely wife except to compliment her, but I find myself thinking about how my wife would handle these situations. Rhonda is an absolute Wonder Woman. If it comes to camping in a Hilton, I will take my wife any day of the week, but you found the perfect companion to compliment your lifestyle - as did I.

[@SailorJames]

It’s for sure not an easy life and Rhonda has a good attitude 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻