Munene, the journey...

Lake Toba We left Lekjon Cottages at 9.30am, aboard our ferry to the mainland of Danau Toba. We then boarded the bus to Medan. We got to Medan around 2pm. We checked into our Jakarta-bound flight at Kualanamu airport at 3pm, and grabbed lunch at an airport eatery. We departed Medan for Jakarta around 5pm. And here we are. From Jakarta, we bussed to Bogor where we stayed at a really nice hotel for the night.

We began the day at 9am. I woke up not feeling well still. I was queasy and weak. After breakfast, getting my laundry, we left the Aryaduta hotel to Manado airport. We checked in our bags and flew to Jakarta, where we had a two-hour layover. At the airport We caught our connecting flight to Kualanamu Airport, Medan, where a bus was waiting for us. Our guides Dede and Danny showed us to the bus, which then took us to Bukit Lawang on a 5-hour ride. During the journey, it rained and water got into the bus, and dripped on me while I slept. For a moment, I thought it was a creature and was horrified. We got to Bukit Lawang at 11.30pm, where the rain continued to pound. We crossed the infamous bridge in the torrential rain, got our rooms assigned and we chit chatted for a bit. I am rooming with Russell. Went to bed at 1am amid the rain.