The search “bicycle touring in sulawesi tenggara” yields only 30 results in Google, not one of which leads to a page where someone actually bicycle toured in Sulawesi Tenggara. I guess maybe it’s “off-the-beaten-path.” Given this dearth of information, we didn’t really know what to expect. On the negative side, I expected heat and mosquitoes. On the positive side, I was hoping for nice views, friendly people, and good food — pretty standard wishes for touring cyclists.
We were certainly pleasantly surprised by the lack of excessive heat. It was hot between about 10am and 3pm if the sun was out, but that’s a big if — we had many, many cloudy days, keeping the temperature quite pleasant. Mosquitoes were hardly ever a problem either.
As for the friendly people, well, we found lots and lots of them. Many, many people wanted to take our photo. An all too common greeting was “selfie, mister?”
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