Sulawesi Trip--Days 5 and 6--to Tando Bone and back again

[bluerooster]

Thursday, March 10
4th cycle day 64 km
Poso - Tentena - Tando Bone
The first 15 km out of town are flat
Then follows a 50 km scenic ascent which brings us to the pretty little lakeside town of Tentena where we’ll take canoes across the lake to Tando Bone
Lake swimming and Yoga
Accommodation in stilted wooden cottages right on the beach
Friday,

Comments

[podle]

I love that you are keeping up your travelogue! Everytime I log on and see another entry I am so pleased. That set of cabins on the lake looks wonderful. I wonder (if I were there) if I would get worried about being so far away from "civilization" or if I would simply be immersed in the experience. Hmmmm.

[bluerooster]

Glad you are still reading it! Much more to come...

It is a pretty remote place. Even Jakarta--well, you know you ain't in Kansas anymore. There was a lot of violence in Poso in the mid to late 1990s, Annelies referred to it a few times and kind of implied that that was why they'd never had a road built--they didn't want the place to be easily accessible. It's quite a good location strategically, you can see anyone coming from the water on three sides and across the rice fields on the land side. My main worry was medical fu, like if we had an accident or something, how long it would take to get to a clinic. Luckily nothing happened, but I did think about it a lot. However, being in a group (especially with as many experienced travelers as we had) is a lot more comfortable than traveling solo or as a couple.

I've missed you

[themightylex]

I'm happy that you are safe and enjoying your travels. I hope to be able to bike with you somewhere in the world someday.

Re: I've missed you

[bluerooster]

Hey Lex! Longtime no see! I hope you are safe and happy too. Let's ride bikes someday for sure!