Well, my final final days in Indonesia ( Yogya and Solo) have been like the rest, awesome and full of unique experiences one does not get from a tourist bus. I definatly recommend Parmitran tours out of Yogya, who offer a one stop shop for experiences for the novice to the experienced traveller. Operated by my friend and his wife, they will get you sorted from accommodation, touring the sites, motor bikes, cars and guides.
The wet season has hit and I was drenched on the back of Budi motor bike on the way to discuss business with his friend. The village experience I had with him, visiting and sitting with his friends, attending a fishing competition, is beyond words... There is a book alone in the detail that I could write there.
I attended another day's school at Alam Bahasa in Yogya and surprised myself with the level of Bahasa I can understand
. Speaking is back involves my Western tounge twisting and hitting the teeth, I did find myself accidentally biting my tongue just to get pronunciations correct... Thanks Mbak Herlin :)
I squeezed in as much Indonesian food as possible during my last days. From Grilled fish , Tahu Kehut, Gado-Gado, to the uninitiated Indonesian food is much more than Indomie we find in the Supermarkets and nasi goreng... While I do enjoy a good Nasi Teylor for Breakfast.
Every experience here is an assault of the senses, from the humidity and heat, and the chilli hot food, the village smells, and the symbiotic ways all animals live together amongst the villages and cities of SOLO and Yogya.
After two weeks it is exhausting, most probably as this is just the start of the Odyssey 2014, so my focus has also been on arranging and discussing the various other destinations I am travelling to.
Tomorrow I see my daughter for the first time in many months, and I'm sure to shed a tear and want to hold onto that little terror closely. I'm seeing many other good good mates ony journey. I am blessed, I am grateful, I am so very lucky to be given these experiences that make my heart sing.
Living life through adventure... What a place to be hey ;)
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