Sumatra Vaction Part 1 - Arrival

Well, I have returned from my short vacation to Sumatra. After my last post, Ben and I caught an early flight to Medan. So we ended up getting about 4 hours of sleep. In Medan, Dave (the VIA vol posted there) and his friend Ivan met us at the airport. After promising us some breakfast, Ivan took us to a bus terminal where there was no food! Then we got right on a bus for the 5 hour drive to Lake Toba, one of the most famous spots in Indonesia. I was not a very happy camper on the bus but I felt so much better when we finally arrived. After some lunch, we got on a ferry to the island in the lake and our hotel in Tuk-tuk.








Ivan, Dave and Ben relaxing outside our room. There were four of us squeezed in a two person room (two single beds and two mattresses on the floor) so it was a little cramped but it was a really nice room with hot showers!



Our room was in a Batak style building. The Batak are one of the few Indonesian ethnic groups that are Christian. They are from Northern Sumatra and have this interesting style of architecture.

Then we took a walk around the nearby parts of the island

After the walk we just relaxed around the hotel and eventually went out and had some dinner. We were all pretty tired.

Coming soon - Part II, The day on the motorbike