The sidewinder sleeps tonight
In Bali, My progress has been very slow as the roads are very busy and its hot/humid so lots of stops. Thanks for support Tony
Staying In my hotel in Ende on the island of Flores there was a woman called Yvonne. She arrived there late at night all guns blazing screaming because the bemo, scooter taxi driver had attempted to rip her off! She sounded like a Dubliner so I went outside to introduce myself. journalist she specializes in diving resort reviews.As Laban Bajo was Ind new diving hotspot she was on her way to do.a.story. But early next morning she came screaming over to.my room as apparently a rat had come in through her bedroom window and onto her face. Only badly shook up she told me she moving next door to the Safari Hotel and would I pop in for an interview and endless mugs of Barry ‘s tea! So i was very late that Sunday afternoon setting out for the start of my run across Flores island.Those first few days were hot humid hilly also some rain and evening fog. I saw a live snake in the gravel shoulder about 2 m in front of me. I had just stepped off the road for traffic was heavy. It just seemed to.roll away as I approached..sidewinder?There were many others, at least 20 a day thankfully dead snakes on the road. A couple days later as I was running through a village a man called me over to take a break sitting under a welcoming shady tree It had been a hot morning.Soon a group of about 20 kids arrived all so cherry and welcoming smiles.Everywhere people stare..right up into.my face. l call them the Gawkers! A few ran with me out of the village where we saw a large snake on the road. One boy went over to it and when I shouted NO!! they laughed.
They seem to treat snakes like a pet dogs here!
July 12th, 2013 at 1:04 am
Barrys tea sounds good, but the rat I couldn’t deal with at all, a snake even seems better
July 12th, 2013 at 3:54 am
All going well but a bit slow due to very heavy and hectic traffic and little or no shoulder to run on. It’s a bit of a slog but I am making steady progress.I dont know why spot hasnt updated in last couple days? Am about 10km N/W of Denpasar on my way north west towards java, about 4 days away. talk soon, tony. PS>>> Thanks to Mel and Budi for delivering me my shoes comp of John Buckley Sports, Thanks John! to me yesterday in that horrible and filthy city of denpasar. I stayed with some really nice people these last 2 nights.
July 13th, 2013 at 10:19 am
hi Ann. pls post.Took half day after 16k at beach resort in Selabih,Bali. 40km Fri total 32,474km for 752 days
July 14th, 2013 at 6:45 pm
Hi Ann hope all still well? Pls post Bali my 5th Indonesian island has been run
i had a massive day 72km! It was a long day and evening to make up for yesterdays laziness! On night ferry to Java the most populated island and presumably roads on the world. Population 120million 
)Half of the countries population live on this one island of Indonesias 17,000 islands
July 16th, 2013 at 1:13 am
tony, congrats on bali. good luck with java…….keep the faith. kevin
July 16th, 2013 at 10:42 pm
Good luck in Java Tony, you are really paving your way through the islands. Sounds like Java will be a challenge. Take care of yourself and be careful
July 18th, 2013 at 5:10 pm
Hey tony good look in java! Think your getting just as much used to the snakes and general “wildlife” as the gawkers!! Stay safe! Great that you are receiving such fantastic support from Richard Donovan and his company! Serena