Medan, Indonesia
Game over for team Orange B-Apes! Unfortunately we cannot make it to Medan ourselves due to all the delays we had repairing our bemo. Yesterday we put our beastie on transport in Jakarta to Medan en we flew in there. We were glad we spent the last 3 days driving from Yogya to Jakarta in a beautiful scenery. We met some extraordinary people who turned out real guardian angels, especially Yudo, Adid and Luci! The visit to COP, the centre for orangutan protection was splendid and it makes us so proud of our charity: the orangutan in Sumatra! Now it's time to enjoy these apes for real... Our next stop: Bukit Lawang!
Jakarta Capital Region, Indonesia
was a hard day for our lady, 250km to Jakarta, but in the search for a hotel she went to sleep. Parked her in a really terrifying neighbourhood and took a taxi to a decent hotel. Driving at dark in Jakarta is hell and we were completely fed up!
Cirebon, Indonesia
With some TLC, new oil every 70km, petrol, water and some rest every 2hours our Dutch lady is our new BFF! We have arrived in Cirebon and heading for Jakarta tomorrow. We had a splendid route through a magnificent landscape. And our latest view? The pool from our hotel room :-)
Depok, Indonesia
our beastie did well today! Decided not to drive further in the dark, so we just missed Purwokerto. BUT we do have our own private garage for our lady at the hotel :-) She deserved a good rest! Now hitting the pool! X
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
our dutch lady is alive and kicking again! Heading for purwokerto tomorrow on our road to Jakarta!
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
did you know that solo equals loco in Sumatra? If you are travelling alone, especially women (so we Orange B-Apes are screwed) you'll confuse the moustaches off Sumatrans. The West's appreciation of solo survival doesn't have a counterpart in Sumatran culture. And a woman with no male escort makes about as much sense as wearing a hot-dog costume. So anyone any ideas? Perhaps it's time to grow a moustache :-)
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Anyone not in a truck at the moment, but in Yogya? And up for a Bintang baby? Let us know
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
enjoying beers with Rick & Rob in a nice balinese villa hotel, what else should you do waiting for spare parts ;-)? Found some nice local people who speak very well english and are willing to help without trying to rip you off. Hopefully we have some good news about the spare parts tomorrow. In the meantime we go and enjoy the Borobodur and meet people of the Orangutan Conservation Program! We are back in relax mode after our horrible days in East Java. Cheers to ya all!
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
finally made it by truck to Yogya. 500km in 16 hours. We blew our engine yesterday in the morning and spare parts cannot be found. Hopefully we are lucky here. It's 03.28 and we are exhausted. Again a crappy hotel :-(
Bali, Indonesia
Rise & Shine! Day 2 of rickshaw driving & pimping day!
