We left the peace and tranquility of Gili Trawangan (I forgot to say that we also found a place there that did Marmite on toast which then provoked a big discussion on food that we miss from home, but that's a whole other postcard!), to fly back to Lombok. We spent the evening in Sengiggi - not much to say about that though - and flew to Flores the following morning. We were planning to stay in Luabanbajo for a few days before heading off around Flores. On arriving at the tiny airport we were immediately besieged by bemo (minibus) drivers offering to take us into town - I'm afraid that I did get a little bit cross and shouted at them to stop hassling us. Steve, as always was a picture of calm and selected a driver for the journey going by the name of Ferdinando - he actually was a big help for planning our trip around Flores although he must have thought I was a complete witch on first impressions! Luabanbajo is a ramshackle fishing town with a chaotic main road and a jumble of shops, restaurants, churches and mosques. Its a really interesting place because it is just on the verge of having the tourist industry boom. There are plenty of basic guest houses which are learning by the day about the needs of the humble traveller. There is an ATM and one computer with internet access in town. A really good find was the Paradise Bar set up on the hill overlooking the bay. At the moment it just sells beer and soft drinks but I think in a couple of years it will be spirits and cocktails a plenty here. Our stay at the Gardena brought with it regular wake up calls from the cockerels, docking ferrys and the early morning call to prayer from the nearby mosque. It also brought regular power cuts and a lack of running water but after being in Asia for a few months we have learnt to accept these, sit back and just wait patiently playing cards until the natural light is non-existent and then go to bed. We had pretty much explored the town in 1 day and were tracked down by Ferdinando to plan our journey around Flores. We were also introduced to Alexandra and Ricardo (from Poland and Italy respectively) who have been renovating a boat for the purpose of conducting dive trips in Komodo and Rinca. Even though the adaptions to the boat were not completely finished, we needed little persuading to sign up for a 5 day trip as we had been told the diving was fantastic in Komodo National Park and it would be our last chance to dive for a long time. So, with a diving trip planned and our 4 day journey around Flores to look forward to first we headed for bed...armed with earplugs of course!