Flores is part of a volcanic belt which stretches from Sumatra through Java and Bali to the Banda Sea in Indonesia. More than 17 volcanoes lie on this mountainous and rainforest covered island. The starting point for our road trip through Flores was the coastal village of Maumere. One reason Francien and I travel to these of-the-beaten-path destinations is to learn and better understand them. But did we do that on this trip?