Article Archive for March 2016
Cycling to Siantar and the Hunt for Water
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
5:40 a.m. Room 7 on the second floor of the Tamariah Losmen, Siantar, Sumatra
Getting out of Perdagangan took longer than I expected, and I wasn’t on the road until after 10 o’clock. That really wasn’t the best idea, and I realized that very quickly as I started to ride. The sun was high in the sky, and I would be dealing with …
A Night at the Wismah Idola in Perdagangan
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
6:50 a.m. Wismah Idola, Perdagangan, Sumatra
I could have and probably should have gotten up earlier this morning. I was awake around 4:30 and probably well-rested (since I went to bed early), but I was enjoying my comfortable air-conditioned room too much, and I stayed in bed until later.
I’m awake now largely because of the strange habits of truck drivers. It’s the same …
Relaxing and Good Food in Kisaran
Monday, March 7, 2016
6:30 a.m. Hotel Cahaya Asahan, Kisaran, Sumatra
Just a quick note to start my day. Today, I plan to ride to the town of Lima Puluh. It’s only about forty kilometers away, so I think I have plenty of time. However, I’d like to get on the road relatively early in the morning. Ideally, I’d already be loading up my bike and leaving. …
Leaving Tanjungbalai and a Great Day in Kisaran
Sunday, March 6, 2016
It was finally time to load up the bike and head into the interior of Sumatra. I’d delayed so long that my tourist visa was about to expire again. It’s a bit of a pain that the extensions are for only 30 days. In a normal world, I’d just return to the Tanjungbalai immigration office to get the extension, but they’d made …