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Surabaya, Surabaya City, East Java, Indonesia on the 8th of October, 2016, at 10:00pm

By Dawn S

Engaging on a year work contract I arrived in Surabaya ready to focus on the year ahead and having my heart broken so many times to stay single.

On my second night a work colleague persuaded me to go to a bar as it was our first Saturday night in Indonesia and one really ought to see what fun could be had in a city we were going to call home. I really wasn't up to partying as I was jet-lagged having endured the long flight from London. I hastily agreed and whilst in the bar we noticed more and more Western people coming in. My haphazard friend Jamie decided a bunch of Dutch sailors who had just walked in were going to be entertained by him and moved over the crowded bar to converse with them.

After a few minutes he called me over to come and join these extremely tall somewhat daunting guys for a beer... and that's when our eyes met.
My handsome Sailor who was only going to be in Surabaya for one night. We talked all night and found we had so many things in common and kindred spirits but destiny had dealt us a cruel hand with him having to go back on the ship and sailing on to Taiwan the next day and myself tied to a year-long contract.

Four months later of endless text messages and long distance phone calls my Dutch Sailor flew over to Bali so we could meet up and see if what we had was something. And indeed it was, we were completely in love. Over two years later I am living in The Netherlands with my handsome sailor who walked into my life (and stayed there) 8th October 2016 at 10.00pm in Surbaya, Indonesia.

We like to tell our friends that night all the stars were aligned perfectly for us to meet.