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When: An annual event- check its schedule and information at www.Indonesia.travel
Where: Nuhanera Cape, Waienga Bay, Lembata Island (Lomblen Island), Nusa Tenggara Timur Province. The Nuhanera Cape coastal line has the length of 91 Km with 1 Km wide as the Bay’s gateway.
Events: Swimming competition, traditional boat rowing competition of 2 people, fishing competition, paramotoring, boat parade, participants of International yacht rally, and stalls of local food and souvenirs.
How: Take a flight to Kupang (KOE) and continue with smaller aircrafts towards Lewoleba (LWE).
My experience:
Although it’s just a trip of a day, I enjoyed being at the bay.
The local government and society of Lembata Island – most especially for the people who lives around the bay which consists of 14 villages from 3 districts – tried its best to make this festival live and happen. With its second year, they hope to build and grow its local economy around the area through tourism. I was very happy that there were international tourists participating in a group of around 20 people with their own yachts, rallied together coming from almost around the globe; some are from New Zealand, Australia, and America.
The landscape view is exotic and some divers said that the Waienga Bay has beautiful underwater. Well, I have to come back again and see it myself but I believe it’s prettiness because the land is such a natural. No buildings or hard concrete around the area that really makes the place perfect.
With a day that I have, I maximized my opportunity to walk up the hill and mingle with the friendly locals. They are precious, like we are. So, I hope by this festival the local economy would grow through tourism without changing its natural aesthetic.
Photos:
![Boat Parade with locals dancing on the boat welcoming us](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/309b2575-9349-4c9f-8df4-de18503155ba/c93b4253-dd3c-472d-9167-6b469b937bdd_rw_600.jpg?h=9cd11b81aa6dd7d8e6bd5bcc1520f1ab)
Boat Parade with locals dancing on the boat welcoming us
![Boat Parade with locals dancing on the boat welcoming us](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/309b2575-9349-4c9f-8df4-de18503155ba/eb30e00f-954e-4f34-97eb-699826b40c40_rw_600.jpg?h=f001be8ac34155ec50c035b489bf4ea4)
Boat Parade with locals dancing on the boat welcoming us
![Paramotor parasailing from Java Island](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/309b2575-9349-4c9f-8df4-de18503155ba/633df06e-c2f4-4f73-b8b9-16d684c151ab_rw_600.jpg?h=b38146acaa683c3c78d056b46a511466)
Paramotor parasailing from Java Island
![Paramotor parasailing from Java Island](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/309b2575-9349-4c9f-8df4-de18503155ba/e5774b69-c4e0-4e5f-ad3c-60c522c2c154_rw_600.jpg?h=d948512720ece6c68823576d69dc5bf6)
Paramotor parasailing from Java Island
![Location of Festival Bahari Nuhanera 2015](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/309b2575-9349-4c9f-8df4-de18503155ba/9c759dd1-e84c-4b82-8dad-39fa81d409a3_rw_600.jpg?h=7eee4c3540dba1454dccc3dd8d367b7e)
Location of Festival Bahari Nuhanera 2015
![The participants also includes international and local tourist.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/309b2575-9349-4c9f-8df4-de18503155ba/cecdf33c-c75f-4ea8-8173-6db31bb1d6f0_rw_600.jpg?h=193005ca9967570009b476675e36cc64)
The participants also includes international and local tourist.
![Handicraft Souvenirs and the Owner](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/309b2575-9349-4c9f-8df4-de18503155ba/f0597806-f49f-4d2c-891b-2299d5686fa8_rw_600.jpg?h=ff9a812dce5cf34904f38608779d66b8)
Handicraft Souvenirs and the Owner
![Souvenirs of Shells and Local Fish – green painted that all its body content are taken out and sewn so that its light and you can hang it or put it on the table.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/309b2575-9349-4c9f-8df4-de18503155ba/03d51cdc-0616-43a9-8817-4d6a09eadafb_rw_600.jpg?h=aec3164f45d59d5fa19b564c50175b32)
Souvenirs of Shells and Local Fish – green painted that all its body content are taken out and sewn so that its light and you can hang it or put it on the table.
![Fishing Competition](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/309b2575-9349-4c9f-8df4-de18503155ba/f6fe4dcf-2df2-4489-8156-99b64cb0f075_rw_600.jpg?h=6ddd1f7198e860ae98a26a7917f0fb16)
Fishing Competition
![Waienga Bay Ladies](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/309b2575-9349-4c9f-8df4-de18503155ba/4e0302e8-f42b-4713-b442-bb2ac2c4ee2d_rw_600.jpg?h=9c94f21ff86f875694178df9ac8c0ca6)
Waienga Bay Ladies
![Waienga Bay’s](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/309b2575-9349-4c9f-8df4-de18503155ba/6c918b32-7031-476a-aaaf-11f7fb048991_rw_600.jpg?h=0b01ffef7204eb8e40823eab935661e4)
Waienga Bay’s
![Waienga Bay’s Nature](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/309b2575-9349-4c9f-8df4-de18503155ba/7ae09b89-130b-4453-a614-14c18792d7a5_rw_600.jpg?h=62b13889500dd46045ab25f66c5c9e28)
Waienga Bay’s Nature
![The winners of swimming competition Photographed by Muhammad Takdir Ratuloly](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/309b2575-9349-4c9f-8df4-de18503155ba/33003786-ad02-4800-a43f-732bdb7a48e2_rw_600.jpg?h=ec4754468307eb368298302dc25878d8)
The winners of swimming competition Photographed by Muhammad Takdir Ratuloly
![Location of Festival Bahari Nuhanera 2015](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/309b2575-9349-4c9f-8df4-de18503155ba/39a7409f-f7b6-4416-8b5b-d1ca5ef0a468_rw_600.jpg?h=88da6e048892d4f805b7987fed309a59)
Location of Festival Bahari Nuhanera 2015
All photographs are taken by Fiona Callaghan except for ‘The winners of swimming competition’ photo by Muhammad Takdir Ratuloly