Bajawa

The Gunong Mas ride to Bajawa took about five hours. On the van, I sat next to Liz from Florida, and her boyfriend Sunil from Nepal. Liz has been teaching English in China for several years. It wasn't clear how she and Sunil hooked up, but the next day I saw her driving a motobike with Sunil riding pillion... it was quite a cute sight since he is significantly smaller than her.

The ride again took us through winding roads. The van made a stop at the seaside village of Aimere, and then went back up the mountains to Bajawa. Bajawa itself wasn’t on the main highway, and so most of the travelers got off and transferred to bemos into Bajawa. Hotel Silverin was, however, situated along the highway so the van dropped me off there.

The hotel was pretty basic. But, it was adequate. I did like the common verandah outside my room, though. When I checked in, I enquired about a room for a second night, and they told me I could move into a room on the ground floor that was normally reserved for drivers. The next day, there was a cancellation so I lucked out and stayed in my room for a second night.

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