Enjoying the lovely local village 25km out of Maumere

Maumere beach

The beach we stayed on 25km outside of Maumere

Today was a great do-nothing-day but enjoy the peaceful and practically empty beach and sea, and going for a walk around the village for a couple of hours.

Fishing boat

Fishing boat

First we met a local diver who had caught an octopus and some other delights.

The local guy proud of his catch

An octopus

After this we trekked through some swamp until coming across a small family living and working on a coconut farm.

Picking the coconuts for us

A guy climbing a tree

Cutting open the coconuts for us

The village

They were lovely, gave us the biggest coconuts to drink/eat, and showed us how they make the coconut milk. Very impressive.

Coconut mincer

Where we got the coconuts

Chris drinking a coconut

Local guys digging

We also saw some local women weaving in the traditional way.

A happy guy

Weaving

Then back to Sunset Cottages to sit, relax and enjoy a beer whilst watching another fantastic sunset and have a beer.