April 23, 2026
I know people laugh when I say we took a vacation from the Ship, they view this whole amazing voyage as a vacation! But the reality is the Ship is my home now, and almost everybody loves a vacation away from home, to unwind and recharge! So my life on the Odyssey, is not that different. I really appreciated my two weeks away at Eco Cove Resort, onYeben Island in Raja Ampat, Indonesia!
Above is some drone shots by fellow guest Terry that he shared with us of our last days outing to Yeben Rock for sunset. I love how it shows how remote this location was, so you can understand the need for 2 boat rides and 3 planes to get here!
Last looks at Eco Cove Resort ( on Yeben Island ) as we pull away on return trip home, boat ride #1.
Last look of the the 3 island that make up Yeben - Yeben Rock, Little Yeben and Yeben Island !
We met up with the Ship in Timor Leste or East Timor, one of the youngest countries in the World . This sovereign state just gained their independence on May 20, 2002 from prior Portuguese rule (1515 until 1975) and Indonesian occupation (1975 until 1999). The Ship was anchored off the coastal town of Dili, the capital city with a population of roughly 1.4 million.
I got to do 14 dives and 5 snorkel trips over our two weeks at Eco Cove Resort. I feel much more confident and comfortable diving, practice does truly help! Eco has these t-shirts that list all their Resort excursions - we made a nice dent in all of them and it's hard to pick a favorite!
Friday nights at Eco Cove Resort are sunset excursion time. All the guest are taken over to tiny Yeben Rock Island. This time the tde ws coming in quickly and alot of the island was already covered by water but that didn't dampen our party! We had a cooler of beer this time too! We also have become feriendly with the 2 families that were there sharing with us.