We set off early again- 5:30 - as we have 126kms to cover. The riding was nice, and the roads were excellent quality but riding through palm oil plantations is a little same same. every palm is so similar. For a hard club ride these roads would be prefect - undulating, smooth and empty.
As we come close to Meuoloboh it gets hotter and the traffic gets worse. We decide to have a break and eat some delicious, yet spicy, mee goreng. We both decide that potentially the next two days up to banda aceh is going to be repetitive and hard work with some 240kms to go. We both decide that a bus is the best idea.
When we arrive in Meuoloboh and find the bus terminal (not as easy as it sounds as people tend to lead you everywhere except where you want to go).
Being a tourist at a bus station means you will be taken where ever you want to go quickly, and you'll be charged for the service. I don't mind as long as it is fun and you get there and our driver was great as we stopped for drinks, toilet, and dinner. On a side note I've not really had to bargain for much here as aceh people at honest and just happy to help.
The drive up turned out to me one of the best decisions of the trip. The road that was meant to be finished was not and was most likelly inpassable by bikes, regardless it would have been unpleasant. This road is one of the projects of the tsunami relief...though it is very good the closer you get to Banda Aceh (it is actually the only highway we've come across).
We got to Banda aceh at 10pm, which meant we'd been traveling for somewhere near 15hours...a long old day but it gives us more time to go diving and also ride through the centre of sumarta over some volcanos!
As we come close to Meuoloboh it gets hotter and the traffic gets worse. We decide to have a break and eat some delicious, yet spicy, mee goreng. We both decide that potentially the next two days up to banda aceh is going to be repetitive and hard work with some 240kms to go. We both decide that a bus is the best idea.
When we arrive in Meuoloboh and find the bus terminal (not as easy as it sounds as people tend to lead you everywhere except where you want to go).
Being a tourist at a bus station means you will be taken where ever you want to go quickly, and you'll be charged for the service. I don't mind as long as it is fun and you get there and our driver was great as we stopped for drinks, toilet, and dinner. On a side note I've not really had to bargain for much here as aceh people at honest and just happy to help.
The drive up turned out to me one of the best decisions of the trip. The road that was meant to be finished was not and was most likelly inpassable by bikes, regardless it would have been unpleasant. This road is one of the projects of the tsunami relief...though it is very good the closer you get to Banda Aceh (it is actually the only highway we've come across).
We got to Banda aceh at 10pm, which meant we'd been traveling for somewhere near 15hours...a long old day but it gives us more time to go diving and also ride through the centre of sumarta over some volcanos!
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