hire motorbike (aussie$7 per day! don't even need licence, or your name). ride east, along coastal road, hiding under the overhang of a roadside stall when heavy shower of rain comes through. later head north, making it across island. ride through tropical forests, tiny villages. we're so close to the equator (a little over 1 degree away) that at midday we cast almost no shadow. it's hot and my knees get sunburnt. stop at one of world's most beautiful beaches. people are friendly and welcoming. it's an isolated spot, but they bring out a guest book for us to sign. others have been here before and we add our own traces to theirs, to this record.
riding back, in last five minutes before reaching town we get thoroughly drenched in a sudden downpour. come back to hotel, dry off and snooze for a while, before having a few bintangs (local beers) and buying some food from the small stall around the corner. then bed.
and today i read about bombings. mi no save. seems like a world away.
riding back, in last five minutes before reaching town we get thoroughly drenched in a sudden downpour. come back to hotel, dry off and snooze for a while, before having a few bintangs (local beers) and buying some food from the small stall around the corner. then bed.
and today i read about bombings. mi no save. seems like a world away.
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