Komodo Island - Day 3 Labuhan Bajo
Leave the first response November 30, 2009 / Posted in Food & Wine, Travel
Mai at Labuhan Bajo - feasting on local delicacies before experiencing an earth quake that night
After 2 days on a boat exploring the islands of of Komodo and Rinca for komodo dragons, I was finally back on dry land at Indonesia’s island of Flores. I was staying overnight at a little town in West Flores called Labuhan Bajo. This town has nothing much other than simple local life and is a launching pad for travellers exploring Komodo Island.
The locals told us that Hollywood’s coming in a month time to make a movie here. So keep an eye on this :).
While in Labuhan Bajo, I decided to see the local life by walking downhill to the water. I decided to try some local delicacies. One thing we ate looked like noodle soup with meatballs called Bakso. It has a nice broth.
Another local delicacy I tried was a REALLY SWEET drink called Es Teler. I didn’t really enjoy this as it was really sweet, it made me feel sick! The drink contained thick honey, condensed milk, some jellies, pink cordial, slices of young coconuts, ice with sprinkler of salty nuts on the top.
Earth Quake
I stayed at a hotel called Hotel Golo Hilltop. As the name suggests it is right at the top of the hill with beautiful views of the sea. At 4am, on the first night I experienced my first EARTHQUAKE! At first I wasn’t sure what was happening as firstly I was still half asleep and also I don’t think Ive ever experienced an earthquake before. Anyway the noise and rocking got louder and harder, before long I was yelling EARTHQUAKE! My 2 other travell companions both jumped and 1 ran out with me while the other one kept sleeping (What an idiot! Yes you know who you are). While it’s not something I want to experience again it was a interesting experience nonetheless!
In the morning I found out that the cause of the earthquake/tremor was a nearby island called Sumbawa. I was told the earthquake in Sumbawa island measured 6 on the richter scale.
That morning before we caught a flight back to Bali, we visited The Mirror Cave. The cave was discovered by the Dutch. As what the name suggests, when the sun shines during the day, the cave wall lit up. We saw some bats and massive spiders.
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- Mai with Labuhan Bajo as backdrop
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- Mai at Labuhan Bajo - feasting on local delicacies before experiencing an earth quake that night
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- Es Teler - a sweet local drink with jellys, sagos, slices of young coconut, avocados, condensed milk, thick sticky honey with sprinkler of salty nuts on top
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- Bakso - thin glass and egg noodles with meatballs and a clear broth
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- Snorkling at Red Beach
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- Red Beach - where Mai snorkled throughout her komodo islands trip
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- Mai visited local market where they had corn and rice as local staples, these ones infested with flies
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- Boats seen at Labuhan Bajo port
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- Each hotel room at Hotel Golo Hilltop is like individual cabin with balcony and amazing view
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- More view from my hotel room
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- Our balcony view at Hotel Golo Hilltop, Labuhan Bajo (West Flores, Indonesia)
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- The view can also be seen from Mai's hotel window
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- Hotel Golo Hilltop view from my balcony
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- Indonesia's so fertile, you see fruits and vegetables trees everywhere - this one is custard apple tree
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- Paw paw tree
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- The entrance of mirror cave
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- The root of Banyan Tree piercing down the ground of Mirror Cave
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- Stalactites at Mirror Cave
Related posts:
- Komodo Island - Day 1 (Rinca or Loh Buaya Island)
- Komodo Island - Day 2 (komodo island or Loh Liang)
- Komodo Island - Komodo dragons feeding on buffalo
- Penguin Parade at Phillip Island
- Koala Conservation Centre, Phillip Island
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