There is no doubt I have been getting too serious here lately.\u00a0 I haven’t even commented on my trip out east a week or so ago when I finally got to stay at the “Com Resort” at Com which is the only establishment in the country that uses the term “resort”.\u00a0 And possibly after the Hotel Timor, the only accommodation with conference facilities.<\/p>\n
I guess it is the closest thing to a resort.\u00a0 It’s not bad but perhaps a shade expensive for what you get.\u00a0 But on the other hand, it is a remote sort of place without electricity, apart from that generated by the resort generator.<\/p>\n
We took a Supreme room, meaning it had air-con.\u00a0 Technically, the small AC unit was probably too small to handle the luxuriously-sized room, but it worked during the prescribed generator operating times of 7pm to 9am.\u00a0 There was no sign of life from the TV which showed a blue screen and none of the Indovision satellite I expected.\u00a0 But we were not there to watch TV.<\/p>\n
We had our snorkelling gear and were told the best places were at the point to the west of the resort or down at the port in the harbour.\u00a0 After breakfast, we walked down to the port where 2 Thai fishing boats were docked.\u00a0 Now, if you don’t snorkle but do want to see coral and fish and stuff like that, the wharf is the place to go (with your camera).\u00a0 But it is not the place to go to get wet if fishing boats are there as I am sure it was a little bit more than bilge water scum on the surface.<\/p>\n
Funny how on the walk back, 10 tais* vendors appeared and had their wares out.\u00a0 Prices were a bit high so we didn’t partake.\u00a0 There are probably about 3 or 4 guest houses on the shoreline and if you are prepared to forgo AC (next time) one or two look quite neat.\u00a0 I love the one with the sign “cold beer, warm beer”.\u00a0 I think that covers all possibilities.<\/p>\n
Later on when the tide was right, we went the other way to the point about 1km west of the resort. \u00a0 Pretty good to get a coral reef to yourself.\u00a0 Clearly the other resort guests were not there to get wet.<\/p>\n
The next day, we went to Jaco Island via Tutuala.\u00a0 This is the most eastern point of the island of Timor.\u00a0 We rented a boat to take us the 500m across to the island and snorkeled off the island just because we were there.\u00a0 Again, a coral reef to yourself.\u00a0 You could see a mile under the water which was just far enough to see a small shark, which on seeing us, disappeared as fast as a speeding bullet.\u00a0 We returned to the mainland and had barbecued fish cooked by the fisherman who inhabit the shore.\u00a0 The fish was excellent and cost 1\/10th of Dili prices and was much better.<\/p>\n
All in all a very pleasant trip with absolutely none of the security problems of Dili.<\/p>\n
* tais is Timor’s unique woven cloth that at the end of the day, is probably the most likely souvenir purchase one will make.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There is no doubt I have been getting too serious here lately.\u00a0 I haven’t even commented on my trip out east a week or so ago when I finally got to stay at the “Com Resort” at Com which is … Continue reading