I’ve met a fair number of other overland travelers in Dili. Anyone that’s going from Indonesia to Australia, or vice versa, is bound to spend a bit of time in Dili, as that’s where the main route for shipping cars or bikes goes through.
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There aren’t a ton of touristy things to do in Dili, but the two main things that everyone seems to visit are the statue of Jesus and the Resistance Museum.
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Mr. Ramelau (Tatamailau, in Tetum, which translates to ‘grandfather of all’) is the highest peak (2986m) in both the country of East Timor, and the whole island of Timor. During the Portuguese colonial period, it was also considered the highest mountain of Portugal.
A few friends and I decided to brave the cold and darkness and hike up to the top to see the sunrise.
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The last couple days have been busy…
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We got into East Timor with no issues, and made it into Dili on Sunday afternoon. The road was mostly dirt, but was actually pretty good…wide and fairly smooth
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My time in Indonesia is nearing the end, with one more ferry crossing to the island of Timor.
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After the komodo dragon trip, we got back to Flores and headed east, wanting to see the Kelimutu lakes.
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The first thing we did once we landed in Flores was to turn around and get in another boat, sans bikes, to head to Rinca Island and Komodo Island, and hopefully see some komodo dragons, which we fortunately did.
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Unfortunately, Lombok and Sumbawa have been a little bit of a blur.
We’re on a bit of a schedule to get to Dili in time to hopefully catch a boat to Australia, which has made the last few days a bit fast, but should allow for a little bit of slowing down once we get to Flores.
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From the Ijen Plateau, it was a short ride to the port where we left Java for Bali.
We stopped for a couple days in Lovina, on the north coast of Bali.
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a pat on a motorcycle 