Flores Island - Day 2

Slept in and started the day with lunch at a restaurant situated by the ocean next to a mountain. And tons of different waterfalls coming down the mountain.

After lunch, went to a nearby towering waterfall over 130m high. Nice easy walkway to get there. Unfortunately for Tita, all the other waterfalls were much less accessible for her injured ankle. Tita decided to relax back at the cabin and heated pool while i went exploring into the hills.

The next set of waterfalls took about 15 mins uphill on a marked trail to a river and from there could see 10 different waterfalls stretching across the mountain. But couldnt find a way across the river to get closer. Still, very beautiful sight.

The other waterfalls had no marked trails. Determined to reach them, I drove back and forth on the road looking for openings between stone walls and houses that might lead me closer. Found two such openings onto very faintly established paths but i did manage to reach two more waterfalls with my perseverence. Half the reward was just successfully managing to stay on the path and looking for things that would guide me through the trees the right direction.

One of the two waterfalls i reached was impressively high. While underneath it, i couldnt see the top because it cascades off a few different ledges on the way down. But incredible feeling to stand underneath it. I was all smiles.

Then back to the cabin to relax with Tita for the rest of the afternoon and evening. While playing cards we discovered two young cats took an interest in our cabin, so we let them in and they cuddled up on a bench together for a few hours away from the elements and they wanted back out just as we went to bed.Read more