Travellingman reisverhalen - - Tentena - Donggala
Day 13: Woensdag 9 oktober 2013
Tentena - Donggala

The alarm clock woke me up at 4.30 AM. It was still dark. I put the last clothes in my bag and had a breakfast. After paying the account I left just after 5 AM Dolidi Ngano. We drove first to the North. In the meantime it was light, but it was still quiet on the road. Therefore we could travel reasonably fast. Again through the mountains. We left so early because the road would be closed at 8 AM. If we should be late, we have to wait for a minimum of 3 hours. We were, however, already there at 7 AM. Indeed there was some roadwork.

Around 8 am we were in Poso, a large city at the sea. We stopped for a coffee at a restaurant that had a view over the sea. Here I already saw a number of sea fishes swimming, such as Butterfly fish and even barracuda. This was because there are some coral blocks from the shore. After the stop, Tony drove pretty fast. There was not much to see. After a 2-hour drive we had another stop, at a rice field, interesting to photograph. The areas we passed were sometime Muslim and sometimes Christian, recognizable by the Mosques and Churches.

We drove on into the mountains with beautiful views. In the end we were around 2 PM ho at the place of destination, Donggala. After some final purchases, we drove to the Dive resort. Here I said goodbye to Tony. He had to drive back to Makassar in 2 days. I thanked him for driving and the stories.

After check-in, I relaxed. I was just too late to see a group of whale sharks, something that is quite unique, but so gives hope for diving. I stayed in a big bungalow, later I found out this was the largest at site A bit much for me alone.

At 14 PM there was coffee with cake. It's a beautiful setting on the Bay of Makassar.

After some reading and arranging diving, I went at 7 PM for dinner, it was a small buffet, and then chatted with a Dutch couple. Around 11 PM it was bedtime.

Initial publication: 03 november 2013
Last update: 01 december 2013
© A. Heeroma

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»Day 13 Tentena - Donggala
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