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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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 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…
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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…
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Day 36-39, March 13-16, 2013, Jogja (Indonesia) Part II
Day 37, March 14, 2013, Wednesday, Prambenan-Malioboro, Yogyakarta (Indonesia) Woke up at 5 am hoping to beat the hordes of tourists and catch the sunrise at Prambenan. We ate our breakfast snacks and walked across the street, through the parking lot to the main entrance. No one there. We waited…
Day 36-39, March 13-16, 2013, Jogja (Indonesia) Part I
Day 36, March 13, Wednesday, Solo-Prambenan, Yogyakarta (Indonesia) Sonny took us to get breakfast soup in the morning, rice, broth, and cow liver, it wasn’t half bad. The sambal(pepper mix) was firey, though. Beads of sweat ran down my face, I think the water inside me trying to escape the…
Day 32-35, March 9-12, 2013, Malang to Solo (Indonesia)
Okay, the blog is back. My computer crashed in Purwokerto, so I had to leave it at an Acer repair center and pick it up a few weeks later from a connection in Jakarta. What a hassle. So my logging lagged, and thus my blogging fell even further behind. I’ve…