Friday, June 9, 2000

The Dragons Of Rinca

09-Jun-2000

Rinca (pronounced Rincha) is also part of Komodo National Park




 Our ship at dock on Rinca (Indonesia, The Travel Addicts, Rinca, Nusa Tengarra Timur)

KLM Nirwana
Our ship at dock on Rinca

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Dragon shit

Muslim stick village on Rinca (Indonesia, The Travel Addicts, Rinca, Nusa Tengarra Timur)

Stilt village
Muslim stick village on Rinca

It may look picturesque from here; but up close it's really rather nasty.   (Indonesia, The Travel Addicts, Rinca, Nusa Tengarra Timur)

Sick village
It may look picturesque from here; but up close it's really rather nasty.

 (Indonesia, The Travel Addicts, Rinca, Nusa Tengarra Timur)

Prickly pears

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Dragon food

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Mascot of the "Loyal Order Of Water Buffalo"

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Rinca skyline of palm trees

It was much hotter and dryer here than on Komodo (Indonesia, The Travel Addicts, Rinca, Nusa Tengarra Timur)

Hiking on Rinca
It was much hotter and dryer here than on Komodo

 We were told it's poisonous - how about it Rittenhouse? (Indonesia, The Travel Addicts, Rinca, Nusa Tengarra Timur)

Tree snake
We were told it's poisonous - how about it Rittenhouse?

Frank's a hamburger (ie: from Hamburg) and the son of Peter Stoevesandt (but not the famous 18th century Dutchman whom the cigarettes are named after) (Indonesia, The Travel Addicts, Rinca, Nusa Tengarra Timur)

Me and Frank
Frank's a hamburger (ie: from Hamburg) and the son of Peter Stoevesandt (but not the famous 18th century Dutchman whom the cigarettes are named after)

 (Indonesia, The Travel Addicts, Rinca, Nusa Tengarra Timur)

Me and SGK

 (Indonesia, The Travel Addicts, Rinca, Nusa Tengarra Timur)

Dragons on Rinca too

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Dragons on Rinca too

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Dragons on Rinca too

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Tounge

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Compare the size of the dragon's feet to a bic lighter

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Leaving Rinca!

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KLM Nirwana

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What a beach!

 (Indonesia, The Travel Addicts, Rinca, Nusa Tengarra Timur)

Relax!

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