When we left the home-stay, we walked down the mountain side which was a lot easier than going up. Our driver picked us up and headed to Ruteng. This area is famous for it's spider-web rice fields. As it was explained to us, each village plants a spider-web rice field with each family sharing a piece of the pie at harvest time. Of course, the leader of the village gets the largest slice. The most annoying thing was that the hill we viewed the spiderweb rice fields from was slowly being mined away. Over time, the levelling of this hill would take a way the viewpoint for this unique way of planting rice.
We arrived in Ruteng and stayed at the nunnery. This place was recommended by many people for their large clean rooms, and for the singing you may hear in the mornings. This nunnery also serves as a school for girls. The grounds were well cared for as are the buildings themselves.
Although the Christians and Muslims live peaceably here, I did note that very early in the morning the ringing of the church bells; and some time later, the call to prayers from a Muslim Mosque was akin to a competition for the minds of the people.
We arrived in Labuan Bajo, a busy seaport, and a kicking off point for visiting the islands with the Komodo dragon.
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