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14/08/2009 12:49:46 PM
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Kota Agung to Preinsewu |
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Knowing what to expect was of a great comfort to me. We turned the corner of the hotel and began the long and steady accent into the mountains. Several stops for water and filming took place which broke the climb up. A great accomplishment was felt when we reached the top and began to see the long downhill ahead of us. We eventually found ourselves rolling into our hotel for the night by about 2pm.
Surprisingly this hotel/resort was a popular tourist destination for Indonesian travelers and included a 50m swimming pool. We jumped into the chlorine filled pool and cooled off, keeping in mind it was a Muslim town meaning we were required to keep our clothes on - here we managed to kill two birds with one stone and wash our smelly cycling clothes whilst bathing. |
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13/08/2009 12:45:23 PM
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Resting in Kota Agung |
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| No images, very tired from yesterday. |
Today was spent sleeping in. Running short of money we decided to find an ATM to realize it did not accept our cards. Dylan then hired a local motorcycle and sped off to the next town. One benefit of his Money finding mission included a look into the terrain and distance we could expect to be tackling the following day. Reports had good and bad news. Straight off the bat we were to tackle a big 15km mountain after which resulted in a long and relaxing downhill. Knowing what to expect gave us some comfort and we readily prepared for the next day. |
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12/08/2009 2:03:10 PM
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Krui - Kota Agung - On the Bikes Again |
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Rian - The past few days had been a great time for my wounds and food poisoning to heal and recover. There was now a big push on the bikes to get to Jakarta. After speaking with the owner of the surf losmen in Krui we found that our original plan to cycle in the proposed direction was longer and harder. We therefore aimed to continue down the coast and take the main road north towards the town of Kota Agung.
After an early start we had cycled 25kms in just over an hour and we’re making up great time. After traveling for so long, I think Dylan and I were both in silly moods and not much talking was done. We eventually found somewhere for lunch by the 60km mark and had a small squabble about nothing. This nothing fight was a build up of living and traveling with each other for so long. Unfortunately when traveling the way we are most of your decision making process needs to involve the other and after a big push that morning and into the heat of the afternoon we both fell silent and pushed on to small village where we failed to learn and find any form of accommodation. |
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11/08/2009 1:40:46 PM
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Krui - The Peak |
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Welcome to Krui. Today sees Rian on the motorbike and myself on the bicycle. We head up the peninsular for about 1 km to find a wave called the Peak. It is a perfect A-frame wave, sort ride and hollow tube perfect for bodyboarding. |
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10/08/2009 3:22:54 PM
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Krui - 3 Surfs a Day, Rian still out of action |
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Today we see the swell dieing off to only 2ft, very small out the front. I have another 3 surfs today and Rian is out of action because of his cuts and still slowly recoving from the Food Poisoning. His appetite is coming back which is good and should be better soon.
The guys at the surf camp tell us of the other waves in the area, The peak, Sumatran Pipeline and Wayjambu which is one of the longest waves in Sumatra. We decide to check them out tomorrow. |
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