More of Lembata Island

So Pulau Lembata has proved to be not such a bad island to be stuck on. This morning we went on our usual routine trips to see if we could get any information about the ferry for Alor. They say the definition of stupidity is doing the same thing over again and expecting a different result... I don't know what we were expecting but the result was not so different, ferry port closed, tourist information closed. We decided to stop by one of the other hotels in town and someone called someone else and apparently the ferry comes tomorrow around 2-3pm. This is is probably one of the most consistent things we have been told, Wednesday anywhere between 2-6pm...so we are going to rock up at the ferry port tomorrow and see if there is a ferry to Alor. If not, plan b?

Today we took the motorbike to explore the coastal surrounds of volcano Ile Api, which we quickly visited our first day. We did some nice snorkeling, with some nice coral and many tropical fish. Lila was most excited by the sea stars, pointing excitedly at each one she saw. We met a nice man at the next village who could speak good English and had coffee whilst Lila enjoyed chasing around with the village children. Further driving around this beautiful coastline we were treated to views of stunning clear waters and villages dotting the coastline. It's the time for baby pigs and goats, and it was sweet seeing so many very cute baby pigs and goats running around in villages.

It was a nice time to be driving back at the end of the day and seeing school kids walking home, people going about their everyday lives collecting water from the well and transporting things on their head (buckets of water, branches for firewood, other vegetables or leaves). Jean is like a rockstar as we pass, people calling 'mister, mister, mister...' often with requests for photos. Lila also getting lots of cheek pinching and calls of 'cantik cantik' (meaning beautiful).
We are treated to a beautiful sunset on the way back and treat ourselves to some pisang goreng (fried banana) on the way back :)Les mer