Birubi and Trinity, Alaina and Justin’s trusty kayaks, rest with them on a beach on Hedge Reef.

In western Lombok Alaina chats with a group of inquisitive local farmers, fascinated by the camp and kayaks.

Traditional versus modern, a fisherman in northern Sumbawa admires our plastic kayaks.

To transport the kayaks back to Cairns so the pair could ship them to Indonesia, they sailed a 25ft yacht, towing the kayaks behind.

Justin and Alaina stand proudly at ‘The Tip’ after paddling the 1000km, wildlife-rich stretch of coastline from Cairns.

Alaina makes the most of the glassy conditions of Lombok’s northern shore.

The Komodo region is a playground of spectacular coral reefs, but surrounded by dangerous straits and roaring currents.

Paradise is found. Alaina prepares to land on the white sandy beach of Gili Mauan in the Komodo region.

The AG sticker seem to be surviving the wet journey like a champion.

Alaina and Justin were woken at 2am by the entire village of Air Sani in northern Bali, who were hauling in fishing nets beside our camp. The crowd stayed to watch them prepare and eat breakfast.

Justin drifting over the coral gardens of Pulau Menjangan in north west Bali, admiring the giant statue of Ganesh at this Hindu sea temple.

Justin rummaging through his gear on the edge of a coconut plantation in northern Lombok.

Justin connects up to a satellite to upload a blog update from Gili Mauan in the Komodo World Heritage area.

Alaina floats close in to this sea temple in northern Bali.

Alaina sails over the crystal clear waters and rich coral gardens of Sumbawa’s north west coast.

The village of Tambora, below the giant volcano of the same name in Sumbawa, greeted us with happy smiles on the black sandy beach.

Birubi and Trinity, our trusty kayaks, rest with us on a beach in Lombok.