Flores Trip - Day 2

The second day Ruteng-Bajawa. I left early in the morning knowing that once again for 130 km it would take me 3,5 hours and I would want to stop for the pictures. The roads very windy and the landscape very impressive. It was amazing how every time I passed villages, all the people would look at me and give me their brightest smile. Wherever I stopped near villages children would come running to me hoping to earn some money by smiling and letting people take pictures of them. The more remote the villages the less this happened. And for some reason many people said Mr. instead of Ms.

When I got to Bajawa the first I did was grab a bite. I was starving after the long drive.  I got there earlier then expected. So I relaxes a bit while having lunch. At the restaurant, all the tables were full. But a man sitting by himself offered me a seat next to him. He was the only one that spoke a bit of  English in that little restaurant. We exchanged a few wolds told each other a bit of ourselfs and he helped me figuring out where to find the Hot Springs in Bajawa and also where to find a cheap Hotel. After all of this kindness he even paid for my lunch and gave me his number to call him in case I needed anything.

After lunch I went straight to the Hotsprings which where an hour away only 20 km but of course it takes much longer because of te windy roads. On the way there I got confused though I was going wrong and turned around only to realize that I was right but hadn't gone far enough. So it took me much longer to get there and when I finally made it to the Hotsprings there was only one hour left before I had to start driving back because I didn't want to drive in the dark.
The Hotsprings was amazing very natural and beautiful surroundings. The perfect stop was where the hot water joint the river with the cold water. It was perfect for me. I could lay back with my feet in the cold water but my upper body in the steam of the hot water. It was the perfect place to relax.