Thursday 30th July 2009
Day 33
Today was all about taking full advantage of our surrounds, namely the lake. A lot of swimming in the lake took place today as well as exploring the surrounds of TukTuk our location on Samosir Island in Lake Toba. The sunsets here are really something and we'll hopefully get some pictures uploaded as soon as possible. I've also updated the map at the bottom of the page to show the location of Sumatra.
We also booked a long haul coach journey for tomorrow to a place called Bukittingi which takes us down from Northern Sumatra into Western Sumatra. An area famous for its volcanoes and volcanic activity which is said to create a phenomenal landscape and makes the land extremely fertile. The problem is it's a mamouth 15 hour overnight coach journey. We decided to opt for the updgraded coach with toilet (not too sure how he alternative option works).
You can see how it's easy to get stuck here at Lake Toba. People plan to come for a couple of days and stay for weeks (no exaggeration!) However, we are keen to crack on....well sort of keen...maybe we could push that coach journey back a day. Layla.........
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