#rflorestravelog Day 1

Day 1 #rflorestravelog 

4 airports in a day:
- Hasan Aroeboesman Airport, Ende
- El Tari Airport, Kupang
- Juanda Airport, Surabaya
- Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Cengkareng

And sitting could be so tiring.

I think Komodo Airport in Labuan Bajo is the nicest airport in Flores Island, by far. Even by its exterior design only, which resembles the shape of Komodo, this airport is already unique. Its interior is also modern.

Rumor (actually it's my friend :p) says that there will be direct flight from Jakarta to Labuan Bajo later this year.

Tips: for flight heading to Labuan Bajo, choose the window seat on the right side. I had the left window seat, and the view wasn't as picturesque as the right one

Actually, I don't remember the name of this island. Probably Bidadari Island :p. Our first day in Labuan Bajo was a bit cloudy.

Bidadari Island is located nearby Labuan Bajo. Since it's easy to reach, usually quite many people visit this island. Plus, it offers snorkeling spot as well.

We hiked on the second island. Imho, from 3 hikes on 3 small islands in Komodo, I think this one was the steepest, altho not necessarily the highest

Unfortunately, it was cloudy that day. So we couldn't see clear sunset. But it's still a beautiful scenery.

Sunset @ Bat Island.
Then we sailed to Rinca Island to spend the night there. Ok, actually our boat was docked at the island, and we slept on the boat, not the island.
And the weather was indeed very cool and even rather cold. I didn't expect that the weather could be that cold. Since for me, there was no way tropical beach and cold could be in the same sentence. My friend even wore her winter coat that night. 

After a cloudy day, the sky at dawn looked promising. Wishing for a brighter day