It was an early start to leave Kadidiri as it was Ramadam and everything changes. So as soon as the boat arriving from Gorontalo passed the beach we got up (about 5am) and headed for Wakai. After saying a tearful goodbye to Anna and Mama, Pudin, Teteng, Amal, Eli and Yasin headed for Wakai. We then spent 3hrs or so waiting around Wakai for the boat to depart, Eli was coming to Palu with Teteng, Amal and myself but changed his mind at the last minute. So after saying another tearful goodbye to Pudin at Eli's house Eli took me and Amal back to the harbour and said goodbye as we got on the ferry, Yasin came to the ferry to say goodbye aswell. Wow it was so hard to leave! Teteng, Amal and myself ... read more

My stay in Gorantalo was mostly uneventful. Many hours were spent watching the guys play games on my tablet and walks into the town. On one walk into town i met a guy who followed me everywhere he was difficult to get rid of but when i got back to the hostel they said he was always around the hostel helping out too. Everyday i had to get Pudin's breakfast delivered to his room as he wasnt surposed to be eating it and i would go to the same foodstall for lunch to buy nasi ayam and juice avacado. One of the guys i met at the cafe decided he was madly in love with me and wanted to marry me! What is it with Indonesian men?! (he was in his 40's!) One evening i ... read more

In Indonesia or maybe just travelling in general things never quite go a planned. I got up intending to the catch the public bus to Ende and then the boat over to Timor tomorrow and I went to bed having decided to return to the Togean Islands. Trying to get to Ende I bumped into some others that had a private car going for just 25000 each so forgetting about the public bus six of us with a driver and a local took the car to Ende about two hours away. Once there three of them were going to the airport, two to Bajava and I was spending the night. The local guy that had travelled with us helped me find out the boat information to Timor but everyone seem to be asking why are you ... read more

Leaving the Togean's was the most difficult of leaving and of the places I've been in Malaysia and Indonesia by a long way. So I realised I would actually have to leave Sulawesi so couldn't just go back and stay there forever, if it was easy ish to get back I probably would just go straight back. But this meant a lot of travelling. After Puddin spent an hour trying to get me to stay the everyone waiting to see if I would be getting on the boat or not they decided to start loading the boat up Puddin hid my bag, Tommi refused to load my other bag on the boat which in the end I did then it got taken back off. But finally about an hour an half after we were supposed to ... read more

Today is the start of the once a year Togean festival so I decided to stay just a few more days. But this meant too many guests arrived today, with no room for everyone. But due to it been a small group of islands they have to find somewhere for people to sleep. This meant a few went off camping and I was to move into Teteng's bed with her to free up my room for the ever increasing number of guests that arrived that day. The first thing this morning Teteng woke me up and rushed me off to Wakai, I thought when I agreed to go to Wakai in the morning with her yesterday and told her to wake me she would give me 30 mins notice but no it was 5! Breakfast ... read more