{"id":11553,"date":"2016-10-02T17:09:54","date_gmt":"2016-10-02T15:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/petitesbullesdailleurs\/?p=11553"},"modified":"2019-12-18T01:50:49","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T00:50:49","slug":"drone-komodo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/drone-komodo-20161002\/","title":{"rendered":"Komodo seen from above, it is even more beautiful"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Drones are the new trendy gadget for travelers... On the boat that took me to Komodo, Indonesia, two of my diving buddies have one!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Komodo filmed by a drone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>So I have these wonderful images of Komodo seen from the sky at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/christophwuerbel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Christoph W\u00fcrbel<\/a>, a German expatriate in Asia, based in Singapore, who was like me on vacation in Indonesia in this month of <a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/indonesia-komodo-raja-ampat-2016\/\">July 2016<\/a>. (He post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thekitcloudkicker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">more aerial photos here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two months after I came back from this new diving trip in Indonesia, I made a little montage for the blog from his drone videos. So I rediscover them on my computer screen... How beautiful!!! \ud83d\ude2e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Komodo From Above\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JQl1NrbC9VQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It must be said that this volcanic archipelago of Indonesia is really the ideal place to shoot spectacular aerial images, in fifty shades of blue...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is composed of three main islands (Komodo, Rinca and Padar) and many smaller ones. To help you to locate, it is here :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d4039752.0649192543!2d118.35203023453279!3d-8.589232450000006!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x2db4f8f329ac91b9%3A0xb1a1078870e0d162!2sKomodo+National+Park!5e0!3m2!1sfr!2sus!4v1474852469626\" width=\"100%\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is my second stay in Komodo. I had already dived there <a href=\"\/en\/voyage-flores-bali-indonesie-2011\/\">during a previous trip in 2011<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pretty little red and white two-master you see on the video is my new princess boat, the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/silentblueindonesia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Duyung Baru<\/a><\/em>. I opted, <a title=\"My princess boat\" href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/pascha-bateau-croisiere-komodo-20110904\/\">like six years ago<\/a>, for a small <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pinisi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">pinisi<\/a>&nbsp;(a traditional Indonesian boat), all comfort... I embarked with five other divers, for a one week cruise (another <a title=\"Traveling solo\" href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/solo-travel-20090427\/\">solo trip<\/a> where I never lacked company). Great boat, nice international atmosphere (Germans, Finns, Indonesians, Australians and me, the little French girl), I came back delighted...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/09-duyung-baru.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/09-duyung-baru-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"The Duyung Baru. (Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016)\" class=\"wp-image-11616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/09-duyung-baru-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/09-duyung-baru-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/09-duyung-baru-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/09-duyung-baru-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/09-duyung-baru-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/09-duyung-baru-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/09-duyung-baru-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/09-duyung-baru-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/09-duyung-baru-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/09-duyung-baru.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Duyung Baru. (Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10-mantas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10-mantas-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"The manta rays are there, just under the surface ... (Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016)\" class=\"wp-image-11620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10-mantas-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10-mantas-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10-mantas-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10-mantas-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10-mantas-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10-mantas-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10-mantas-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10-mantas-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10-mantas-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10-mantas.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The manta rays are there, just under the surface ... (Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the incredibly fishy waters of the Komodo archipelago, you can observe manta rays from very close, whether you are a simple swimmer with fins, mask and snorkel, or a scuba diver or snorkeler (more underwater pictures to come in a next special manta post)... You can see them well in the drone's video: they are the black diamonds that are outcropping at the surface, around the dinghy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/plonger-mantas-komodo-20171109\/\"><strong>See also on the blog \u2192 In the middle of manta rays in Komodo<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The images taken from above show the typical landscape of the archipelago: steep hills covered with savannah, which drop down to white sandy beaches and azure waters, where coral outcrops. The vegetation shows that the climate here is much drier than in other parts of Indonesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if the archipelago has become quite touristy, one really has a very exhilarating feeling of being at the end of the world when sailing in this intense blue sea dotted with deserted and wild, rather preserved islands. Komodo is a national park, registered&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/fr\/list\/609\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">on the Unesco World Heritage List and Biosphere Reserves<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mynotice\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>How do I get to Komodo?<\/strong><\/span> The region is very easy to access from <strong>Bali<\/strong> : there are many daily flights to <strong>Labuan Bajo<\/strong>the port located on the western end of the island of Flores, just in front of the archipelago. The duration of the flight is about one hour. I prefer to fly with the following companies <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.garuda-indonesia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Garuda<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lionair.co.id\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lion Air \/ Wings<\/a>\u00a0(schedules and rates are on their websites). Update (October 2016): since <strong>Jakarta<\/strong>, there is now <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com\/business\/garuda-starts-direct-flights-jakarta-labuan-bajo\/\" target=\"_blank\">a direct flight Garuda for Labuan Bajo<\/a>\u00a0!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/08-duyung-baru.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/08-duyung-baru-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"A feeling of end of the world ... (Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016)\" class=\"wp-image-11617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/08-duyung-baru-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/08-duyung-baru-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/08-duyung-baru-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/08-duyung-baru-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/08-duyung-baru-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/08-duyung-baru-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/08-duyung-baru-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/08-duyung-baru-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/08-duyung-baru-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/08-duyung-baru.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A feeling of end of the world ... (Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/06-duyung-baru.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/06-duyung-baru-750x750.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;The\" class=\"wp-image-11612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/06-duyung-baru-750x750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/06-duyung-baru-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/06-duyung-baru-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/06-duyung-baru-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/06-duyung-baru-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/06-duyung-baru-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/06-duyung-baru-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/06-duyung-baru-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/06-duyung-baru-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/06-duyung-baru-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/06-duyung-baru-1400x1400.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/06-duyung-baru.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jurassic Park<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Komodo belongs to another world, almost a lost world. Located at the junction of two continental plates, the archipelago is on a volcanic \"belt of fire\" between Asia and Australia. Unique terrestrial and marine ecosystems have developed there, and one can find species that exist nowhere else!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most famous one, you may know it: it is the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dragon_de_Komodo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Komodo dragon<\/a>Tourists are allowed to disembark on the islands of Rinca and Komodo to observe them, accompanied by rangers now wearing a jacket with the words \"Naturalist Guide\" on the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rinca (pronounced \"rine-tcha\") really has a little side to it&nbsp;<em>Jurassic Park<\/em>. Listening only to my courage, I left the mantas and the sharks for a few hours to go back to the dragons - old friends, <a title=\"Not even afraid of dragons\" href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/dragons-komodo-varans-rinca-20111106\/\">to whom I already went to say hello in 2011<\/a>... ????<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/komodo-rinca-dragon-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/komodo-rinca-dragon-05-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome to Jurassic Park! (Rinca, Komodo National Park, July 2016)\" class=\"wp-image-11573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/komodo-rinca-dragon-05-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/komodo-rinca-dragon-05-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/komodo-rinca-dragon-05-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/komodo-rinca-dragon-05-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/komodo-rinca-dragon-05-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/komodo-rinca-dragon-05-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/komodo-rinca-dragon-05-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/komodo-rinca-dragon-05-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/komodo-rinca-dragon-05-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/komodo-rinca-dragon-05.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Welcome to Jurassic Park! (Rinca, Komodo National Park, July 2016)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/01-dragon-komodo-rinca.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/01-dragon-komodo-rinca-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"A young Komodo lizard takes the cool in the slush on the island of Rinca. (Indonesia, July 2016)\" class=\"wp-image-11588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/01-dragon-komodo-rinca-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/01-dragon-komodo-rinca-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/01-dragon-komodo-rinca-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/01-dragon-komodo-rinca-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/01-dragon-komodo-rinca-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/01-dragon-komodo-rinca-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/01-dragon-komodo-rinca-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/01-dragon-komodo-rinca-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/01-dragon-komodo-rinca-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/01-dragon-komodo-rinca.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A young Komodo monitor catches a break in the slush on Rinca Island (Indonesia, July 2016)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Komodo dragons are very impressive, especially if you are lucky enough to meet some during the trek on the island (and not sleeping near the rangers' garbage cans). But I confess, it is still the creatures that live in the sea water that I prefer to admire and photograph...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The adventurers of the lost path<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To conclude this little overview above the surface (while waiting for the underwater images), I leave you with some images of another island, the very photogenic Gili Lawa Darat. It is the one we see at the end of the drone video, with our little group of divers at the top of the high hill overhanging the bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/01-gililawa-komodo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/01-gililawa-komodo-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"Gili Lawa Darat seen from the drone. (Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016)\" class=\"wp-image-11710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/01-gililawa-komodo-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/01-gililawa-komodo-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/01-gililawa-komodo-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/01-gililawa-komodo-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/01-gililawa-komodo-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/01-gililawa-komodo-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/01-gililawa-komodo-1155x770.jpg 1155w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/01-gililawa-komodo-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/01-gililawa-komodo-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Gili Lawa Darat seen from the drone. (Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/04-gili-lawat-sunset.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/04-gili-lawat-sunset-750x277.jpg\" alt=\"Panoramic view of the bay ... The path rises to the top of Gili Lawa Darat Hill ... (Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016)\" class=\"wp-image-11604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/04-gili-lawat-sunset-750x277.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/04-gili-lawat-sunset-400x148.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/04-gili-lawat-sunset-500x185.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/04-gili-lawat-sunset.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/04-gili-lawat-sunset-293x108.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/04-gili-lawat-sunset-770x284.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/04-gili-lawat-sunset-1400x517.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Panoramic view of the bay... The path rises to the top of the hill of Gili Lawa Darat... (Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/03-gili-lawat-sunset.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/03-gili-lawat-sunset-750x422.jpg\" alt=\"View of Gili Lawa Darat, a little higher ... The gold of the setting sun ignites the horizon. (Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016)\" class=\"wp-image-11603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/03-gili-lawat-sunset-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/03-gili-lawat-sunset-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/03-gili-lawat-sunset-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/03-gili-lawat-sunset-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/03-gili-lawat-sunset-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/03-gili-lawat-sunset-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/03-gili-lawat-sunset.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>View of Gili Lawa Darat, from a little higher up... The gold of the setting sun sets the horizon on the other side of the hill (Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/02-gili-lawat-sunset.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/02-gili-lawat-sunset-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"The sunset over Gili Lawat Darat Bay encourages contemplation ... 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(Komodo, Indonesia, July 2016)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/11-milky-way.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/11-milky-way-750x486.jpg\" alt=\"The Milky Way over Gili Lawa Darat Bay, illuminated by boats and, under the surface, divers with torches. 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Yes, Indiana Jones style, in an impassable bush - in shorts, canvas sneakers and flip-flops, of course - by the light of two headlamps and an iPhone flashlight !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I renamed us \"The Adventurers of the Lost Trail\"... \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We finally managed to reach the beach, without breaking. Fortunately that there were no dragons on this island... We would have been probably less intrepid.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drones are the latest fashionable gadget for travelers... 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