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Dragon Smorgasbord on Rinca Island and Other Komodo Adventures

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October 27th 2008
Published: October 29th 2008
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Greetings all!  The last week has been a whirlwind of boats, dragons!, sunrises, and deserted beaches ringed with coral.  We spent the first part of the week with eighteen fellow travelers aboard the vessel KLM Salawasi on a three-day trip from Lombok to Flores, via Komodo and several smaller islands.  The first evening, we watched the sun set and ate a dinner of just-caught fish around a ca... Read Full Entry



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After both spending four years at law jobs in the States, we decided to pick up and travel around the world last October in search of adventure and whatever else comes our way. We plan to be abroad until summer of 2009. If you want to subscribe to this blog, you can click on the blue "Subscribe" button below, and you'll get an email when we post something new. We've decided to divide the labor on this blog. Eric (Jub) will do most of the writing and Anna will handle the pictures and editing. Please drop us a line if you have ideas or tips for us as we travel along. We love hearing fro... full info
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SunsetSunset
Sunset
Not bad.
Lava flowLava flow
Lava flow
ShellShell
Shell
En route to RincaEn route to Rinca
En route to Rinca
The boat was still running at this point .. .
A foreshadowing of things to come.A foreshadowing of things to come.
A foreshadowing of things to come.
This is the scene as we came upon it.This is the scene as we came upon it.
This is the scene as we came upon it.
Me and the dragon feastMe and the dragon feast
Me and the dragon feast
I asked the guide to watch my back just in case one of these guys decided he wanted human instead of buffalo.
Satisfied dragonsSatisfied dragons
Satisfied dragons
Each of these guys can weigh 200 lbs. This was a very intimidating sight.
More eatingMore eating
More eating
Watching this scene unfold was a combination of nauseating and fascinating.
Rinca Island LandscapeRinca Island Landscape
Rinca Island Landscape
Colorful nutColorful nut
Colorful nut
as displayed by our guide, Victor.
Street scene LabuanbajoStreet scene Labuanbajo
Street scene Labuanbajo
More of the street.More of the street.
More of the street.
Typical storefront.
The main dragThe main drag
The main drag
Our own little beachOur own little beach
Our own little beach
Not a bad spot to wait for a new boat
One of the ways Jub stays pale in the intense sun.One of the ways Jub stays pale in the intense sun.
One of the ways Jub stays pale in the intense sun.
Hooking up the tow lineHooking up the tow line
Hooking up the tow line
Thank God this boat of tourists came by because we were broken down and just floating for a while.
Getting a tow Getting a tow
Getting a tow
Skull on RincaSkull on Rinca
Skull on Rinca
A boat in progressA boat in progress
A boat in progress
Visiting the boat makers on Lombok
Pottery makingPottery making
Pottery making
Lombok village



1st November 2008

Reenie
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Its enough to ....
Watching those dragons is enough to make you a vegetarian. Love, Reenie

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