Dangerous Dragons

16th January 2010

After spending a few days on Pulau Kanawa, I decided to head back to Labuanbajo as the weather had turned bad...there was a lot of rain and strong winds. Once back in Labuanbajo, I knew that I had to go and see the famous Komodo dragons before leaving Flores!!

Pulau Kanawa

 12th January 2010

After spending a couple of days relaxing and checking out Labuanbajo...I decided it was time to journey to one of the nearby islands and soak up some sun...and some more relaxing, quiet time to myself. There are many small islands just a couple of hours from Labuanbajo...I decided to go to Pulau Kanawa.

Lovely Labuanbajo

9th January 2010

From Bajawa I travelled for a full day (9 hours!!!) through the rugged mountainous terrain to Labuanbajo...although the trip was really rough...the scenery was amazing! Again I felt like I was in the middle of nowhere...in the middle of huge mountains and travelling by rice fields...it was beautiful scenery but...I was excited to be heading out of the mountains (and the cold) and ending my long over-road journey of Flores. Also excited to see the sea and be on the tip of the west coast of Flores!

Beautiful Bajawa

7th - 8th January 2010

I arrived in Bajawa just before sunset and booked in to Edelweis Hotel. Bajawa is a quiet, relaxed hill town and is the main trading centre of the Ngada people, one of the most traditional groups in Flores.