Graham - I suspect that the indigo foundation have snuck in here! The dragonfruit from which the drink was made was bright red. Fluorescent lighting probably comes in to play.

Ian that drink is a remarkably similar colour to one of those dresses on those mannequins which look as if they survived a bomb blast.

Is there an indigo dye factory in Kupang?

My sister in Tennessee grows those squash!

http://clara.vrx.palo-alto.ca.us/works/pumpkin/Colors/tan/yuxijiangbinggua/

Close enough: Bali cattle (bos javanicus domesticus), Balinese cattle, domestic banteng or Bali banteng. Uni Qld have a project in TL to help small cattle holders move from subsistence to semi-commercial (Googling short pointy horned cattle Timor).

Graham - the simple answer is yes. But I'm not in a place with simple answers. Boats leave for Flores on Thursdays and Sundays - usually. What time does it leave? Well, who knows? Assuming that I catch the ferry, which takes 12-15 hours, I should arrive in Larantuka anywhere between midnight and 5 am on the 30th.

Ian a very important financial question. Will you be reaching another cycleable island before midnight on 30 June?

With End-Of-Financial-Year looming, being able to make tax deductible charitable donations before the 1 July chimes in, is probably front of mind for numerous people reading your blog.

I’m poised ready at the keyboard ready to donate again the second your front wheel hits the shore of island number 3.

Joel, good hearing from you again. Unfortunately, there are no altitudinal equivalents for Timor. I'm thinking of Brown Mountains but then you don't have the heat and humidity. But there are other things too: blasting car horns, two stroke engines, dirty diesels and a thousand "hello misters, what's your name". Then to cap it off, slow internet that makes the blog difficult. I'm approaching the starting line for the biggest test- Flores. Beautiful scenery but as hilly as it gets! And I believe the ferry from Kupang arrives at 3am. Figure that out when I arrive.

Ian, what an epic journey. You have also discovered the Thin Blue Line Hilton chain of motels. They make sense and not what the average bear would have thought of before heading off.
I too work in "commutes", which are a shade under 30km. Altitude is in "Cook Hills", which, with a trip "to and from and around the lake" are about 500m.
The food looks very vegetarian friendly and no doubt spicy. Hopefully with enough kick to get you up 20% grades. Success and health for the days ahead.

All very epic, as expected from Ian.
I'm liking the street art. Looking forward to your tatoo.

Florence- good hearing from you. Knowing that people are following drives me on. Having a couple of days in Kupang is terrific. The ultimate test, Flores, awaits.

Graham- it's crazy but I found in Australia that I'd say that I've only got a Woden to go. And then I can imagine all of the km markes like Barry Drive 2. Somehow it gets you there.

Ian I do like the concept of ‘Wodens’ as a unit of distance cycled. My units are ‘Tuggers’ for distance and ‘Mt Ainslies’ for elevation. They work as well as any imperial or metric units.

We are following you on the blog & Facebook Ian, with some comments from Cora. It brings back memories of my years living & travelling in Solomon Islands and Sri Lanka! Good to know you are okay so far! Safe travels!

Indonesian resorts seem to assume your teenage children will happily share a bed.

Bill, we do have them on major roads in places. On others, they're every 5km. I don't want to see official roadsigns, as I saw in the NT, that indicate a campground and food ahead only to find that it closed 5 years ago.