Got up early in Dili this morning and things seem to be back to normal.
Heaps of police blowing whistles and directing trraffic. Funny, they are no where around when trouble is brewing.

In Dili you really need wheels because it is too hot to walk around and things are spread out a bit. Taxis are everwhere and cost about 1.00 per ride in town. They put it up to 2.00 for a while because things were a little tense and a lot of the cabs and microlets (small vans) headed for the hills in case things got out of hand in town.

I went over to Com, a town on the far east end of Timor. It is short for Comfort. Guesthouses there go for 5.00 a night. Right on the waters edge. It is a good value and a nice peaceful place to hang out for a while. Its probably about a 5 hour drive from Dili. Generally you buy a few meals from the guesthouse that you are staying at to help make up for the low price in accomodation.

Went down the Jaco Island road he next day which is about 9 kilometers from Tutuala. I camped out in a cave over night as there are no guest houses over there. It was more of a cut out in the rock wall than a cave but it provided shelter from the rain.

It takes several hours to drive that 9 kilometers because the road is quite bad. If you are not used to driving a motorcycle you might not be able to get out of there because it is quite a steep rocky road in poor repair and the rocks are slimy from all the rain. Even though it is the dry season it rains a lot on the east end.

I bought a fish from the fishermen that live there but keep in mind that it is rather remote there so bring some food and water along. Even Tutuala is rather remote but that extra 9 kilometers puts you in the middle of nowhere.

In a couple of weeks I will put some pictures up on the site when I get back to Bali, so check back for more complete information.