A new bridge under construction leading from Dili towards the eastern beaches |
Fisherman's beach just to the east of Dili's center |
A boat which won't be sailing anytime soon |
Dili goes from nice, to very nice, to could be somewhere in Africa |
A stone collector at work near Dili with Cristo Rei in the distance |
Stones from the beach collected, sorted and bagged for sale |
The farther east you go from Dili, the nicer the beaches get |
What I believe is called Metiaut Beach is a string of waterfront restaurants |
Waterfront restaurant with a thatched roof ready for a reception, Metiaut |
Metiaut Beach ... I call this Restaurant Beach |
Restaurant Caravela, Metiaut Beach, Dili |
Restaurant Caravela, Metiaut Beach, Dili |
Restaurant Caravela, Metiaut Beach, Dili |
Restaurant Caravela, Timor-Leste |
Turkish Restaurant, Metiaut Beach, Dili |
A managled wreck left on the side of the road near Metiaut Beach, Dili |
The coastal road leading east from Dili |
I'm guessing he died in a motorbike crash |
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A burned out beached shipwreck |
Guess I'll call this Shipwreck Beach |
Cristo Rei from Shipwreck Beach |
Shipwreck Beach, Timor-Leste |
Dive boat of Sunshine Divers at Shipwreck Beach, Dili |
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Transitioning from Shipwreck Beach to Mangrove Beach |
What I called Mangrove Beach on the way to Cristo Rei |
There are some lovely houses in the hills by the beaches east of Dili |
The junction of the road to Cristo Rei and eastern Timor-Leste |
Young boy with a Timor-Leste flag on his cheek |
Beachside Timor-Leste on a Saturday afternoon |
Protecting sea turtles since 2004 |
Sea Turtle protection sign at Mangrove Beach |
One of 4 wedding parties we passed along the beaches on a warm Saturday afternoon |
Mangrove Beach |
Seaside club with map of Timor, Mangrove Beach |
Mangrove Beach |
Areia Branca Beach, the best we saw near Dili, on the way to Cristo Rei |
Areia Branca Beach, which I named Jesus Minus 1, as it's the last beach before Praia Cristo Rei |
Statue at Areia Branca Beach |
Swinging around, Areia Branca Beach |
Swinging around, Areia Branca Beach |
Beachside Hotel, Areia Branca Beach |
Areia Branca Beach |
Sol e Mar, Areia Branca Beach, Dili |
Areia Branca Beach, Dili |
Broken leftovers from Portuguese Timor, Areia Branca |
In 12 dives, we did not see any seals... Areia Branca |
Blue Ocean Restaurant and Bar, Areia Branca |
Timor Top Backpackers with a nice little hillside rental house |
...I thought the crocs were restricted to the south coast of Timor-Leste |
Timorese teens, Areia Branca Beach |
Beach football, Areia Branca Beach |
Areia Branca Beach |
Areia Branca Beach |
The coast road leading from Areia Branca to Cristo Rei |
Cristo Rei from Areia Branco |
Cristo Rei |
Evening dinner at Caravela, a lovely Portuguese-style beach restaurant |
Caravela Restaurant, Dili |
Dusk along the beach from Caravela |
We had our tour drop as at Caravela for dinner |
Rainbow Scuba (Koh Samui) organized this diving trip to Timor-Leste |
Dinner at Caravela |
Palatial hillside home next to the Heineken Brewery east of Dili |
A village church past the Heineken Brewery heading out to dive the East Coast |
Amazing dive site "Lone Tree" 50-something km east of Dili |
The rocky beach at Lone Tree |
Lone model at Lone Tree |
A different lone tree along the east coast highway as we head back towards Dili |
North shore of Timor-Leste |
Another rocky beach at the dive site they called "Bihau" |
Fishing outrigger at Bihau |
Local children at the Bihau divesite |
Local children at the Bihau divesite |
Our Internet Idol at work :) |
Max at Bihau with the local Timorese children |
Max at Bihau with the local Timorese children |
...someone forgot to get dressed after swimming.... |
Timorese children at Bihau |
Timor-Leste at the end of the dry season |
Dusty bumpy drive...sorta glad we didn't go all the way to the tip of Timor |
Fishing nets hung out at the km21 dive site, 41 km east of Dili |
Outrigger canoe, km41 |
Timorese teenager with snorkeling gear headed out to spearfish at km41 |
Lunch break during the surface interval, km41 |
mmmm...bacon! (the lechon ran away...) |
Monkeying around in the trees at km41 |
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Surface interval, km 41 |
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They'r working on the road, so hopefully it will become a more pleasant drive from Dili |