Thursday, January 31, 2008

Damn, now i know why it takes SOOO long to travel in Indonesia

Woke up early this morning to catch my ferry from Pulau Batam to Sumatra. Ferry ride was uneventful. The shared taxi from the port to the city of Sepukang was a different story. The road, although paved, is filled with massive potholes that our driver kept dodging! Not to mention that the guy was a pretty crazy driver, passing on the inside, outside, shoulder, dirt patches, etc...

I could see the woman sitting up front (a local) start to get pretty nervous. Towards the end i was starting to feel it too. But whatever, its all part of the adventure. But now i know why it will take so long to travel across this country. I hope java is better.

-bk

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