Monday, February 6, 2012

The Bromo Adventure

Well honestly I was too lazy to write this story but I think I should share my travelling experience. This happened last year in the end of summer September 2011 in Indonesia (well I call it summer although it was the end of dry season hahah) when my friend from Italy visited me in Surabaya. His name is Emanuel, his nickname is Ema (looks like a girl name but that's how we call him eheh). He is an AIESECer from Italy and had internship in Jakarta for 6 months. We plan to go to Bromo and dont know how to get there because ususally I went to bromo with my friend with car and usually my friend drove the car (I can't drive the car). We got some problem before going there because no one could join us together to Bromo, no one could lend us the car, sh*t just got real and no one really could help us. Using travel agency service way too expensive, for one person it could cost Rp500.000 and I said no travel agency!!!

Finally we came up with the idea that I never do this before, yeah...using my motorbike. I really never use my motorbike to Bromo, it's Supra Fit and I doubted that this motorcycle could really go there in a good shape. I said, sure this motorbike could survive more than any motorcycle because I used it to went through a hell way back then in Pacitan, so Bromo is nothing compared to that hell way in Pacitan. I went to Honda service center and told the technicians that I will use the motorcycle to Bromo and make sure that the technicians made it in a really good shape.

Next morning on 17 September 2011 we went there using motorbike, I drove the motorbike and my Italian friend sat behind. Sure after two hours riding motorbike our ass felt really hot and we took a rest in a "warung" beside the road. We continued the journey and finally at 1 PM we arrived in "Yoschi" hostel after two hours (total trip Surabaya-Bromo: 4 hours). I said to Ema that we need to find another "bule" so we won't get bored waiting for Bromo trip. Lucky us!!!! there are three young British stayed in front of our room (I'm sure that their British accent is exactly the same with what I heard in Harry Potter movie). They are Guy, Olie and Alex.

After several bla bla bla we got into fun conversation, went to "Bat Cave" and spent the time until night. We talked about everything, played some stupid games, played cards and fun just got real (this time no shit :).

                                                  Me, Guy, Sanne, Olie, Alex and Ema

We promised to meet in "Pananjakan" a high peak of mountain to see beautiful sunrise and Bromo mountain. The british went with jeep, me and Ema with my motorbike and something wrong happened to my hand. I forgot to put gloves on my hand and the result both of my hands were freezing on the trip to Pananjakan. You could imagine in a very cold mountanious area, and it is 3:30 am without gloves. No problem, I made it to Pananjakan wih Ema, so we tried to find the British between so many "bules" in Pananjakan. This is the result of our trip in Pananjakan to see Bromo and we finally met those British :D

                                          Beautiful sunrise from Pananjakan
 
                              Friendship photo with Bromo mountain background

                                 Olie planking beside the cliff, LIKE A BOSS!!

                      White pure mist with Bromo mountain background, ME GUSTA!!!!

                                                 Bromo crater, so scary

Finally we finished our traveling with happy ending. I was so glad could meet the British and listen to their unique accent :) and could help Ema to fulfill his wish to Bromo. The trip was amazing and I learned a lot from this Bromo adventure. The learnings and advantages are:

1. Dare to use motorbike to Bromo, it shows that if you have a will there is a way. If you have bravery to go very far with limited thing you have, sure you can do it if you believe you can

2. Meet awesome friend from the other side of the world, listen to their traveling stories so it gave me more perspecive about traveling and meet new people

3. The happines that you can't imagine when you see your friend is happy too because of your help

4. Because I met those British new friends, probably I will have place to stay if I go to London :D

5. You will get addicted to travel more :)

Ciao,