kelimutu, flores

i woke up before 4am today! for the first time in 2 months i put on trousers!! and boots & socks! that's because at 4am i got on a motorbike to go up KELIMUTU to see the three volcanic lakes that change colors all the time :) it's really gorgeous up there! the sunrise was perfect! and the lakes were turquoise, dark green and black :) the locals believe the souls of the dead go to those lakes and there is one lake for the souls of the young people, another for the souls of the wicked and one more for the souls of old and wise people :) it's a really peaceful place! and i met 2 nice dutch ladies to chat with over coffee at 5.30am :) we befriended the old man who sold us coffee and later i walked with him to his village and he waved goodbye as i went on walking down to the waterfall on the way back to my bungalow in moni :) lovely walk! and again that amazing feeling when it's 9am and you have already done so many things!! i decided to go and organize a lunch that was not the usual nasi campur and managed to have some creative food!! but then it was time to go, i felt like moving to another town :) an i ended up getting on a motorbike that brought me to ende :) from where i will take a bus to bajawa tomorrow to meet david, one of the most interesting people i have met on this trip so far :) he's a farmer in sumba and an intelectual in flores and he's totally into psychology and philosophy :) he's also going to take me to a special healing man... let's see what happens!