April's Resto

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Pulau Derawan, Indonesia
0813-5058-2483
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 Sept 2008 -  in a paradise where there are no cars and a good meal of grilled fish, around a rickety table covered in oilcloth, outdoors under the moon at April's place costs about $3. Just a generator to run the electricity for a few hours each night and the main pastime is making babies!
I recommend the 'Danaken' Losmen (simple guest houses).in a cabin at the end of a log jetty and you can slip down into the water to swim with the giant green turtles.
Derawan has the best diving resort but it is empty! Only met a handful of tourists during my week here.The 'speedboat mafia' have completely killed the tourism and the locals can do nothing about it while their hotels stand empty. Read more here: http://www.johnahern.net/page26.html

John Ahern - Kinsale & South Australia

And here's a turtle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc7w0Oukdkg&feature=channel


 

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April's Resto 0813-5058-2483 is the best place to eat and April can speak pretty good english so you shouldn't have any problem ordering what you want. They can also get you large Bintangs at 30,000 ($2.50 US) and will help you with any questions you might have. If your looking to go to Malaysia after Derawan island ask April about catching the ferry for 200,000 ($16.70) per person to Tarakan (2 hours). You'll have to pay the 250,000 ($20,80) for the little speed boat back to the mainland first (30 min).  From Tarakan, depending if you want to catch the morning boat to Tawau (Malaysia) you can stay there for a night or take another ferry to Nunukan (2 hours 30 min) is 170,000 ($14,20 US) and stay at Hotel Melati Indah +62-556-23453 with rooms from 108,000 to 170,000 ($9.00 to $14.20 US). There are electric problems in Nunukan all the time so the Hotel Melati Indah will turn on their generator at 5:00 p.m. After all the places I've stayed in, this hotel comes in like an oasis, with it being close to the peer, having friendly english speaking staff, with a free tour of the city and real toilets, showers with the best water presser in Indonesia it's the best option to recover for your trip onward to Tawau (Malaysia) 1 hour and cost 100,000 ($8.30 US).
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