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…
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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…
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Day 89-93, May 4-9, 2013 Kersik Tua-Padang (Indonesia)
Day 89, May 4, 2013, Saturday, Kersik Tua-Maura Labuh(name) (Indonesia) 80km total: 3520km This morning was a bit slow, I repacked all my gear after splitting it up for our Kerinci hike. I set out all my clothes in the living room and methodically started rolling and folding. In the…
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Day 84-87, April 30-May 3, Getting High on Mt. Kerinci, Kersik Tua (Indonesia)
Day 84, April 30, 2013, Tuesday, Kersik Tuo (Indonesia) Slept in, till 7, aha. We ate freshly cooked breakfast…. what a great start to the day. Andres and I set off to walk through the tea fields all the way to the next town over. We meandered through tea fields…
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Day 79-83 April 25-29, 2013, Bengkulu-Kersik tua (Indonesia)
Day 79, April 25, 2013, Thursday, Bengkulu-Putri Hijau (Indonesia) 120km total 3105km I said good bye to Evan’s parents and went over to have breakfast at Yadi’s and Vivi’s. Andres and Steve stayed at Evans because Evan’s mom already started cooking breakfast and we weren’t going to leave her high…
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Day 74-78, April 20-24, 2013 Krui-Bengkulu (Indonesia)
Day 74, April 20, 2013, Saturday, Krui-Bintuhan (Indonesia) 120km, total 2775km My surfing itch was satisfied, for now, and it was time to hit the road. We got up at 5, packed up, ate breakfast, said our goodbyes and headed north along the coastal road. The road had a bit…
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…
Day 53-61, March30-April 8, 2013, kRAKATAU-jAKARTA (iNDONESIA)
Day 53, March 30, 2013, Krakatau-Jakarta (Indonesia) We stuffed ourselves with fried rice and eggs, packed up, got on the boat and said goodbye to Krakatau. Back to the first snorkeling spot and then a two hour boat ride back to shore. It was a bit bumpy so I just…