We jumped on the bus/ferry service today which would take us all the way into Jakarta. After a great day of talking and reflection of the past two months, Dylan and I were looking forward to a dose of Singapore and keen to get onto Java and complete our adventure. We found a local hostel in a popular backpacker area in Jakarta recommended by our new friend Adrian.

After dumping the bikes and bags we headed out for dinner which soon turned into a great night out with some traveling Canadian girls we had met. It was Indonesia Independence day and all of Indonesia was celebrating. It was as if they knew we were coming and had thrown a massive party for us. We drank into the wee hours of the morning enjoying the festive night.

 Our routine over the past 2 months has become systematic. Wake up, take care of business, breakfast, pack the bags/bikes, find out how far to go, plug in the Ipod and set off. So once again we were off aiming for the final destination in Sumatra - Bandar Lampung. Bandar Lampung is the major hub between Sumatra and Java for travelers which made it a rather big city with many hotels, restaurants and western food. After my food poisoning a few weeks ago I had been struggling to get back into the swing of eating any sort of rice. So Dylan and I decided to head straight for Pizza Hut and demolish a large pizza each.