Day: December 18, 2021
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Sumatra Route Diaries #16: The Tense East Coast Ride from Bakauheni to Palembang
On 26 November 2021, Nyak Ver’s tyres touched the asphalt of Sumatra once again. This homeward route still required several more days. Because we set off fairly early from Cilegon, we caught the ferry crossing at 8 a.m. local time. After a two-hour crossing, as soon as we reached Bakauheni we headed straight for…
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Sumatra Route Diaries #15: Crossing the Sunda Strait from Bakauheni to Java
The next morning, we woke up and planned to set off a little later in the day so we could rest a bit more. What was on our minds here was the Bakauheni–Merak ferry crossing. Naturally, to cross we had to be tested with an Anti-Gen test. In the middle of the…