Hotel Wisata Flores

... 8230;.except for the torturous daily wake up calls at 530Am in order that we can take the slow boats chugging slowly 2-3hrs before we can partake in the splendour of the underwater wonders found at various remote divesites!

Realm of Komodo's aquaworld

Did I mention that after 3 dives each day, there is another 2-3 hrs chugging back before we can sink into our comfortable beds ...

... those booked on a guided tour could go to the island. They warned that it was prohibited to walk on the island with an open wound or have any kind of meat products on your person. The lizard can smell blood from miles away and could attack. The ones I saw looked more interested in taking a nap. We see jumping crocodiles in Darwin, Australia on November 28th. Talk to you then.

... 20'Rp (US$2) each. Having legs that work, we ignored them and walked the 300m ourselves.
At the bus station, our Perama bus was waiting to take us to Sengigi where the Komodo trip actually starts. On the way back we can take the boat directly from Sengigi but obviously they for some reason they have to give the cedomo mafia a chance to separate us from our money first.
After a short stop in Sengigi to pay for the trip and pick up our fellow ...

... bungalows dotted along the beach. An open-air restaurant serving divine Indonesian food and pina coladas next to the infinity pool. And a handful of fellow travellers to share it with – just enough to make it interesting, but not so many that it feels crowded.

OK – that's NOT where we were! The boat dropped us off on a long, rickety old wharf that had a fairly precarious wobble as we walked along. Half the planks weren’t ...

... didn’t want to do the 2-3 day boat trip to Lombok (via Komodo or Rinca) and instead would fly. Except there are no flights to Lombok – so we will have to fly to Bali, then take a boat (or fly) back to Lombok. More doubling back!

The first flight to Bali was in 5 days time. Yikes – that was at least 3 days longer than we wanted to stay. We figured the next best thing would be to ...

... disappeared at some stage. We played cards when we could with our fellow passengers who were all really sound. There was one horribly rough night at sea though, worse than a Saturday night out in Ballinasloe during the fair. The waves were massive and neverending but Yoyo and the lads got us through OK even though we found out the next day it was touch and go for a while. Nobody got any sleep and there was some projectile vomiting into the sea (not us luckily ...

... dragons. They are very big, and they say very agressive. The guides (not Mowgli 2, he stays on the ship), tell us stories about dragon attacks to humans which I am not going to repeat. Some photos during the trekking, nice sunset, but very few animals and vegetation. Perhaps they all have gone away for the weekend... Return to the boat, some supper and go to sleep, after a deceiving day. Good night!

3 TAGE BOOTSFAHRT: LOMBOK - SUMBAWA - KOMODO - FLORES Wir haben eine Dreitagestour mit Perama gebucht (Kosten 1.340.000,-Rp, mehr als 5% Rabatt liessen sich bei der Firma nicht rausholen). Wir sind ganz gluecklich, dass wir in keinen Bus steigen muessen und das Land Indonesien, das aus 17.000 Inseln besteht, jetzt auch vom Meer erleben koennen. Hier die Bootsfahrt in Stichworten 1. Tag Bootsfahrt Der 1. Tag ist mehr eine Lombok-Sightseeing Tour als eine Bootstour; erster Stopp im ...