Bunagen islands to Gorontalo. august/september 2014

Ok last time i was Benjarmasin on Kalimantan island. From Benjarmasin i went to Balikbaban where i waited couple days my flight to Manado, Sulawesi island. From Manado it takes about hour to Bunagen island with boat. You dont need any reservation, just go to harbour in morning. I remember guidebook says 8 am. Its good to be on time there but boat goes when it's full so i think it was atleast 9 before we left from harbour. When waiting you can buy some good delicasy's from morning market. Boat Payment you give with cash to driver of the boat. Just small money.

I didn,t had any reservation on any resort there, i trusted that i find something. When i arrived this beautiful island some young guy asked me do i have place to stay there and i said no. He recommended this Lorenso's cottage and we went to check that. And that was one of best decisions to me in that trip. Mr Lorenso is very very nice person, always happy and he has this awesome band in his resort that they play with evenings and many instruments are custom made but that makes band even more cool. And because when i was younger i played many years drums i found myself on many evenings behind the drums with Lorenso's band <3 It had been years when last time played drums but that was awesome place start again, we had so nice jamming's on evenings :)

bass was custom also, one string but nice sound :)

Custom made drums <3

Mr Lorenso and his band. Lorenso on drums this time

So i was diving, snorkeling and using my hammock on my little bungalow very much, about one week in that time but after year i came back there for little longer time and don't think it's last time, but that' different story.... back to this trip.... let me introduce my little bungalow that i was falling love of. It's tiny and there is bigger also for couple's but cause i was alone that was ok size to me:

my bungalow :)

So there i was relaxing, dog under my hammock, cold beer on table next to hammock, looking waves, taking naps, reading, snorkeling and diving ☺

There is many good diving places  but also snorkeling is nice. From Lorensos place you can snorkel to see this massive coral wall, you can see about 40-50 meters down and its hundreds meters wide, lots of turtles that i love, they fly so nice under water :)

You can also go to dolphin tour and near islands 😊

sunset in bunaken :)

Here is some pictures from place:

On the island there is 2 villages. Bigger one is place where you arive, another, more authestic is another side of island. You can see before other village some orientall bamboo houses, pigs, dogs and chicken running freely, narrow path going through jungle.

One day there was this dead whale on the shore, locals and tourist was looking that, so uncommon sigh. But that was another side of island than Lorenso's resort:

not so happy whale...

Anyway, after about one week i had to continue to south cause my plan was travel opposite direction Sulawesi island than usually people do. I was going to north to south. So i left island, back to Manado and from there i took little van to Gorontalo. Van was going when it was full, that was little more expensive than bus but more faster and comfortable. When i came to Gorontalo i had to wait couple days before my ferry to Togean island's was going, so as i waited there i met by accident this local tuk tuk driver called Muchlis and he's sister Emily and they invited me for couple nights in their parents house, i accepted invitation and we had so good time together. We went to see some waterfalls and some relatives of them i suppose with me, Muchlis, Emily, Renap their friend and some other young people. With Muchlis motorbike :)

some waterfalls

Indonesians are funny people, as we drived with motorbike many peoples were yelling "hellooo". I have experienced this other asian countries also but never like this, i felt like moviestar, everyone yelling hello and wanted to take pictures with me 😊

And in night time we went also on local music studio cause Emily knew people working there, so i played drums again, Muchlis was on bass and Emily was singing, was sooooo fun <3

me and Muchlis :)

So after couple days having fun with Muchlis, Emily and other friends i continued to Togean islands with ferry, but that's next story.... :)