Tri-coloured lakes of Mount Kilimatu and village life in and around Moni, Flores

Early get up for us to catch the flight to Ende, Flores at 6:50 am. On the flight, we met Dutch couple Werner & Charlotte, who offered us a ride to Moni, as they had arranged a driver for their 10 days on Flores. We gladly accepted their offer and as soon as we touched down in Ende, we hopped into the driver Ferry’s van and slowly drove to Moni on what he called ‘Spaghetti roads’, i.e. tight and bendy.
First impressions of Flores where that the landscape is a lot more hilly, with the flora being less tropical than Bali, houses look a lot more simple and people are darker skinned. The other big difference is once again religion, as Flores is a predominantly Christian island, with lots of crosses and Jesus signs everywhere.

Flooded rice paddies.