The main road of Labuan BajoI am so happy to be out of the traffic jam that has become Bali (to be fair, Bali is still spectacularly beautiful, and I only visited Ubud and Kuta this trip. I am told that if you go to the east coast it is very quiet. And even with all the development in Ubud, it doesn't take long to get to the rice terraces. But I was wrong when I said that Ubud is like an upscale Kuta, for that is the Kuta of my memory. Now, Kuta is like Beverly Hills. Well, at least part of it - with huge shopping malls and hotels.)
But back to Flores - I am so happy to be here. (For those of you who do not know Indonesian geography: Sumatra is the furthest west large island, just west of Malaysia, running north-south. Then Java takes a left turn, running east-west, like the bottom leg of the letter "L. " Continuing on our eastern journey are the islands of Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Komodo, and then Flores. And to the east of Flores are Timor and Papua New Guinea.) I flew to Labuan Bajo, the main town of Western Flores. But it is not really a town, it is more like a village. The picture above shows a good segment it. It was been a long time since I have been to a place like this.
But back to Flores - I am so happy to be here. (For those of you who do not know Indonesian geography: Sumatra is the furthest west large island, just west of Malaysia, running north-south. Then Java takes a left turn, running east-west, like the bottom leg of the letter "L. " Continuing on our eastern journey are the islands of Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Komodo, and then Flores. And to the east of Flores are Timor and Papua New Guinea.) I flew to Labuan Bajo, the main town of Western Flores. But it is not really a town, it is more like a village. The picture above shows a good segment it. It was been a long time since I have been to a place like this.
The next five pictures show the 180 degree view from the deck, just outside my room, roaming clockwise.
Really, I'm not kidding. I have a room right on the water, and these views are what I see. The room itself is not very nice, but one can't beat the view.
I love this dock (or is it a wharf?)
There was something about the colors and shapes that caught my eye.The next four pictures are just the faces of the people of Labuan Bajo
It just wouldn't be complete without a picture of laundry (I don't know what it is that is so attractive about laundry to me).
I went for a walk out of town, and passed this village.
About 1.5 miles out of town I found this beach. See all the people. That's right - it was all mine! I went for my first swim. Unfortunately, the beach was full of litter.
A pretty view on the walk back
and another one
Sunset from my deckI guess you can tell by all the pictures I got a little carried away (photographically ) in my "puppy happiness" at being here
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