{"id":1348,"date":"2018-10-06T18:50:33","date_gmt":"2018-10-07T04:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/?p=1348"},"modified":"2018-10-06T18:50:33","modified_gmt":"2018-10-07T04:50:33","slug":"17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/","title":{"rendered":"17 Islands National Park, Flores,Indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are several National Parks in Indonesia. They are sort of poorly managed&#8230;but some agreement has come between the government and the local fisherman that has set boundaries where fishing can be done. The locals literally survive on the fishing industry&#8230;so making fishing totally illegal in the parks would be catastrophic for them&#8230;but whatever limits they have set seem to be working as the coral; once damaged by fish bombing and cyanide fishing; is thriving and the fish are coming back.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: right;\">As we entered the park boundaries, on Palarran, a huge manta ray ray jumped out of the water giving us a great welcome. We spent the next day puttering around the numerous islands in stanky the dinghy. The snorkeling was great and the marine life was abundant.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1377\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1377\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1377\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_111349-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Local boats taking tourists out to the islands are abundant\" width=\"510\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_111349-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_111349-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_111349-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_111349-190x143.jpg 190w, http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_111349-60x45.jpg 60w, http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_111349-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Local boats taking tourists out to the islands are abundant<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1372\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1372\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1372\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_094932-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Hole in the rock\" width=\"510\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_094932-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_094932-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_094932-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_094932-190x143.jpg 190w, http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_094932-60x45.jpg 60w, http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_094932-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hole in the rock<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1348 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_112412\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_112412-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1374\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1374'>\n\t\t\t\tWindward side of the islands\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_111833\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_111833-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1375\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1375'>\n\t\t\t\tMangroves on the outer islands\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_111323\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_111323-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1365\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1365'>\n\t\t\t\tWhite sand beaches\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_111926\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_111926-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1369\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1369'>\n\t\t\t\tCliffs along one of the outer islands\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_114148\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_114148-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1371\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1371'>\n\t\t\t\tHeron on mangrove flats stalking it dinner\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_094729\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_094729-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1366\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1366'>\n\t\t\t\tStarfish at low tide\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_112532\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_112532-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1364\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1364'>\n\t\t\t\tNever seen these types of star fish until we arrived in Indo\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_114724\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_114724-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1362\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1362'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the many species of bird calling this area home\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_112012\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_112012-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1359\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1359'>\n\t\t\t\tLow tide is the perfect time to circumnavigate the beach and mangroves\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_113002\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_113002-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1358\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1358'>\n\t\t\t\tFossils in the cliff side\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_112838\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_112838-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1355\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1355'>\n\t\t\t\tThe back side of the islands are full of sea caves&#8230;.and bats\u00f0\u0178\u02dc\u201d\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_114429\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_114429-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1379\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1379'>\n\t\t\t\tThe outlaying islands are a mix of arid rock islands and lush mangrove swamps. Thousands of birds call this sanctuary home\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_113211\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_113211-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1373\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1373'>\n\t\t\t\tRocky arid area that sees little water during the SE Monsoon&#8230;or dry season\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_112644\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_112644-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1368\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1368'>\n\t\t\t\tLow tide\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_113041\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_113041-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1352\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1352'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8216;nother sea cave&#8230;I love these shots\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_115115\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_115115-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1370\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1370'>\n\t\t\t\tWhile I went for a hike around the island, CB flew the drone and made friends with these curious fellows&#8230;when I came back CB was in the middle of a selfie photo shoot. These guys are loggers and were blown away to find out CB used to log as well&#8230;stories were swapped&#8230;bros were made&#8230;.good stuff\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_173342\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_173342-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1378\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1378'>\n\t\t\t\tThe sleepy little town of Riung is the hub for tourists visiting 17 Islands National Parks. There are an unusual amout of hostels, B&#038;B&#8217;s and restaurants. This was our first taste of true Indonesian tourism\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_170302\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_170302-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1376\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1376'>\n\t\t\t\tThe town of Riung is basically a tidal flat surrounded by mangroves. Along the flats people live in houses built on stilts. The tide rises up below their homes 2x per day so they have built ramps to the streets. The rest of the people live in the mangroves where cool little fishing villages are built on floating platforms and shallow reefs.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_170650\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_170650-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1367\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1367'>\n\t\t\t\tI call this the hobbit hole&#8230;a mad made entrance into the mangroves leading to one of the fishing villages \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_170345\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_170345-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1363\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1363'>\n\t\t\t\tFloating fishing village\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_143208\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_143208-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1361\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1361'>\n\t\t\t\tI&#8217;m not kidding&#8230;get out of the road&#8230;har har har\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_170234\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_170234-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1360\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1360'>\n\t\t\t\tFishing boats in Riung\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_173330\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_173330-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1356\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1356'>\n\t\t\t\tLocal shell art\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_171224\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_171224-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1354\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1354'>\n\t\t\t\tLocal fisherman setting hand nets\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_094134\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_094134-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1353\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1353'>\n\t\t\t\tThe shades of blue out here are insane\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_133315-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_133315-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1351\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1351'>\n\t\t\t\tThis is the region of the spider boats. Huge outriggers made of beach wood are used for balancing and dragging massive nets. The stubby masts are attachment point for he hundreds of guy lines supporting the outer structure\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/img_20181002_170845\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_170845-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1350\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1350'>\n\t\t\t\tSpider boats belong to a village and everone helps maintain them\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/\" style=\"background-image: url(http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_111349-1024x768.jpg);\" class=\"thumb_crop\">http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_20181002_111349-1024x768.jpg<\/a><p>There are several National Parks in Indonesia. They are sort of poorly managed&#8230;but some agreement has come between the government and the local fisherman that has set boundaries where fishing can be done. The locals literally survive on the fishing &hellip;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/17-islands-national-park-floresindonesia\/\">read more<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1348"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1381,"href":"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1348\/revisions\/1381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/palarran.com\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}