West Flores, Indonesia

We arrived in port at Labuan Bajo, West Flores, in the late evening and made our way by taxi to GoLo Hilltop B&B.  We woke in the morning to a fabulous view of the harbour.  After breakfast we hired a driver to take us to Ruteng.  It is approximately 120 kms from Labuan Bajo.  The road is crazy!  More twists and turns, ups and downs than one can only imagine.  We lunched at a local restaurant.  We stopped and trekked into Cunca Wulang Canyon, a 1.5 hour trek into a waterfall – enjoyed a much needed swim - then continued on our way through rice fields and small villages to Ruteng arriving early evening.  We stayed at a nunnery.  It was a beautiful, spotless, tidy and clean hotel/hostel.  The next morning we left Ruteng and drove directly back to Labuan Bajo which took nearly 4 hours to drive the 120 kms. which is 45 kms. as the crow flies!  Crazy, twisting and winding roads!  We over-nighted at GoLo Hilltop and flew out to Kuta, Bali in the afternoon.

Morning View with Coffee at GoLo Hlltop

The Nunnery at Ruteng

Our room, 4 windows down on ground level.

Indoor atrium on ground level.

One of many glass windows.

Brook & Judy packed up and ready to leave for Labuan Bajo .

Dining Hall was to the right at ground level

Typical rice paddy just planted

She walked (wadded) out of the paddy to buy fish from this fellow

Water pool at Wulang Canyon

Mucky job!

Rice ready for harvesting

Lunch - you pick and choose whatever you wish, they serve and charge according to your choice, flies and all!  Eggs, fish, chicken, beef, rice, rice and more rice!!

Brook & Greg after lunch

Sunset back at Labuan Bajo