 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 |