Blogs from Ende, Flores, Indonesia, Asia

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

Well we finally made it to Flores, 3 days after first planned. After not being able to get tickets for Wednesday as we hoped to, we then booked for Friday and when Friday came we went to the airport, checked in and found out an hour later that our flight had been cancelled so we got put up in a hotel and flew the next day. It was actually quite nice to be able to spend some time as a team praying for each other and just chilling...we even got to watch the royal wedding live! Fun fact: the next island we're going to (Lombok) is actually where Will and Kate will be having their honeymoon so may see them. The chances are they'll stick out like a sore thumb, not because they are royalty but ... read more

Ende termasuk daerah beriklim tropis dengan musim panas yang sangat nyata. Daerah ini merupakan kepulauan yang terdiri dari beberapa pulau kecil. Suhu pada musim pnas sangat berbeda demikian juga kelembaban udaranya. Kabut sering terjadi terutama di Ende bagian selatan pada musim tertentu. Curah hujan cukup tinggi dan tersebar sepanjang tahun. Adalah wajar untuk selalu siap dengan pakaian tahan hujan. Sebagian besar daerah ini merupakan dataran rendah dengan beberapa perbukitan, dan tidak ada gunung yang berukuran tinggi. Suhu pada musim hujan berkisar antara 20°-21° . Musim panas di selatan bisa cukup panas 18°-26° sementara di utara bisa lebih sejuk. Ende termasuk daerah beriklim tropis dengan musim panas yang sangat nyata. Daerah ini merupakan kepulauan yang terdiri dari beberapa pulau kecil. Suhu pada musim pnas sangat berbeda demikian juga kelembaban udaranya. Kabut sering t... read more

The 56 seater turbo propelled aircraft bumped down onto the runway at Ende airport. The two hour flight had been amazing. We had never reached an altitude above 17,000 feet so we had been able to see down to the ground the whole time. Hundreds of tiny islands fringed with white sand beaches and as we flew over Flores a multitude of volcanoes, one which was smoking from it's flanks. After collecting our luggage from the completely chaotic system we emerged from the tiny airport to be met by the taxi touts quoting us rediculous prices to get to Moni, a tiny village high in the mountains which was to be our starting point next day the the summit of Kelimutu volcano. We joined up with a young couple from Slovenia, Tomaz and Simona, plus an ... read more