Blogs from Tomohon, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Asia

Dnes ma prekvapivo nezobudil rozhlas ale zametanie. Ono rano a poobede je v dedine vzdy pusteny rozhlas. Nieco zahlasia a zivot pokracuje dalej. Ranajky este neboli nakomplet, chybalo vysmazane sladene cesto (?). 3 belg sli na skory snorchel vylet spojeny s pozorovanim delfinom, 4 sla potapat. Nazad do manadao ich zoberie ina snorchlovacia lod. Mega rychle cestovanie, dosli na noc a hned prec. Moja lod mala odchadzat okolo 8.30, nakonec sla nieco po 9.00 Prakticky sme sli prazdny. Naklad len prazdne nadoby na vodu. Na ostrove je voda daka slana. Na lodi 6turistov a 6lokalov. Jasne, ze som zaplatil 50k. Kurvy. Nazad cesta trvala len 45.min. Po opusteny pristavu zistujem bemo na karombasan terminal. Kazde bemo ma poslalo o ulicu dalej az som skoncil na ratulangi ul oproti mulimarketu. V beme len 3osoby, opat sa sedi ... read more

We are, of course, the only guests at breakfast. Fruit juice so thick it’s more like puree, a plate of fresh cut fruit and a club sandwich appear. The latter seems an odd item for breakfast, but as that seems to be it, we tuck in it. It’s very tasty. As we take our last mouthful, a plate of fried rice arrives. It is followed by bacon, a large omelette and some deep fried savoury balls with an unknown but tasty filling. We definitely can’t eat all this! We set off at 8am with today's guide Modi to Gunung Mahawu (pronounced “Ma –how”). Everyone is off to church today in their Sunday best, the ladies especially, first service apparently at 0530hrs. We drive through winding roads and across flat cultivated land and paddy fields, stopping on ... read more