Day 132, June 17, 2013, Monday, Johor Bahru (Malaysia)-East Coast Park (Singapore) 70km, Total: 5240km If you’re commuting from Johor to Sinagpore, I recommend a bike. Okay, maybe I always recommend a bike, but nevermind that. We zipped down the side of the freeway, as fast or faster than the…
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Into the Haze: June 13-16, 2013, Malacca-Johor Baru (Malaysia)
June 13, 2013, Thursday,Malacca-Batu Pahat(Malaysia) 120km total: 4990km Late to get up, late to pack, and late to leave. Howard almost convinced us to stay and relax longer, but we fought inertia and headed out. It took us a while to navigate out of the city, but finally we found…
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Our First Daze in Malaysia: Day 118-129, June 3-14,2013 Tuk tuk, (Indonesia)-Malacca (Malaysia)
Day 118, June 3, 2013, Monday, Tuk Tuk-Pertama Siantar (Indonesia) 50km, Total: 4540km We packed up our things and said goodbye to Toba. We were too late to make it to the first ferry, so we leisurely ate our breakfast and took in our last moments at Liberta. At the…
The Bad and The Ugly, Then the Good Again: Day 110-117 May 26-June 2, 2013 Tarutung-Lake Toba(Indonesia)
Day 110, May 26, 2013, Sunday, Tarutung So we left off at Andres becoming violently ill, leaving Steve and I to cycle together to Toba. The night earlier, Andres settled down into bed recovering from his episode and I laid my head to sleep. This is where we left off……
The Good: Day 103-109, May 19-25, Padang-Tarutung (Indonesia)
Day 103, May 19, 2013, Sunday, Padang-Bukit Tinggi 90km Total: 3880km I was intending on heading out at sunrise but got chatting with the other travelers at the homestay. The guests gathered out front, waved good bye, took photos, and wished me luck. It was a proper send off, a…
Day 68-73, April 14-19, 2013, Krui (Indonesia)
Krui was honestly a big blur. It was so nice and relaxing and the days blended together so this post will be more of a sum up. My goal was to go surfing for a few days and then head up to Bengkulu, on our way to Padang. Steve would…
Day 63-67, April 9-13, 2013 Carita-Krui (Indonesia)
Day 63, April 9, 2013, Tuesday, Carita-Sumatra (Indonesia) 65km total 2315km Steve and I didn’t get up super early, we leisurely packed our bags up, ate the free breakfast and hit the road for the port. It was pretty easy, flat along the coast, but a bit hot. In the…
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DAY 46-52, March 23-29 The Marathon, Pangandaran-Carita-Krakatau (Indonesia)
Day 46, March 23, 2013, Pangandaran-Tasikmalaya (Indonesia) 7 o clock. Andres was up, packed, and ready to go, before me(Andres is the slow packer between us)! He was clearly feeling better. We ate breakfast, said our goodbyes and started off around 9ish. I struggled up the small hill out of…
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Day 39-42, March 17-20, 2013, Purwokerto Part II (Indonesia)
Day 41, March 19, 2013, Purwokerto (Indonesia) I was going to head out today, but Andres and Steve were heading here today, So I figured why bother ride just one day ahead of them? So I’m hanging in Purwokerto and we’ll ride out to Pangandaran the next day. I also…
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Day 39-42, March 17-20, 2013, Purwokerto Part I (Indonesia)
Day 39, March 17, 2013, Jogja-Purwokerto (Indonesia) Alright, first day of solo riding, here we go. I wanted to get a head start to Pangandaran as apparently there are prospects for surfing around those parts. Andres and Steve were going to explore Jogja a bit more. I got up at…