Bali to Rote Island: through Lombok, Sumbawa, and Flores
Five islands, four ferry crossings, and a Trans-Flores road that never ends. Dinda left Ubud on a KLX 230 heading for Rote Island, Indonesia's southernmost inhabited point. The trip is still under way: stops not yet visited remain in the plan.
Plan and reality
On the left are the planned stops. On the right are the stories actually published. Rows marked Extra are places that were not in the plan.
Ferry port for Lombok.
The west coast of Lombok.
Across the Alas Strait.
A bay town at the eastern end of Sumbawa.
The night ferry from Sape.
A cool town in the Manggarai highlands.
At the foot of Mount Inerie.
Harbour town, Sukarno's exile house.
Gateway to the Kelimutu lakes.
The northern coast of Flores.
The eastern tip of Flores.
Crossing by ship to Timor.
The harbour on Rote Island.
The destination: beach and surf at the far south.
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