Sweet sunrise, kayak, and funky travel day

Our day started off with a sweet sunrise. Today's plan was mostly about getting from Gili Gede on Lombok to Labuan Bajo on Flores. This would involve a boat, taxi, bus, plane(x2), and another taxi. It would take most of the day to get there.

Sunrise from Gili Gede with Rinjani to the left

But first, before traveling (and breakfast), we zipped out for a kayak. The kayaks that we used were tanks - definitely good for stability in the ocean Even though the conditions were calm.

A boat full of people going to work and school

Breakfast at our lodging included French toast, homemade bread, a banana crepe, fresh fruit, coffee, and hot chocolate - yum

Loading up the boat to take us to the mainland

The crew at Alam Karang

Marie, the owner, waving goodbye to our boat

People get around using all sorts of different transportation here

At the airport leaving Lombok

It's not a very big plane

We were happy to get off this plane. There were passengers who were clearly sick all around us. Plus, the landing was pretty rough.

Arriving by plane at the Bali Airport

Yes! An avocado "juice"

Noodle soup in the Bali Airport

Plates filled with fresh flowers were all over the Bali Airport. This was in the women's bathroom.

The plane from Bali to Flores. It was 2.5 hours delayed, but people seemed to just roll with it. I think this is fairly typical for flight travel in Indonesia.

Our hotel room in Labuan Bajo 

The view at night of the harbor from our hotel room

After experiencing a little bit of Indonesian "elastic" time, We were happy to arrive at our hotel. It was in the middle of the main strip, so we could walk everywhere. Unfortunately, this also meant there was a bunch of noise from the nightlife (and Muslim prayers). For part of the night, it felt like we were inside of a nightclub. It helped a little bit to wear earplugs to bed. This was quite a change from the quiet island life of Gili Gede.