Distance cycled: 114km from the restaurant to a police station on Hwy 3
Average speed: 19.6km/h
Moving time: 5h48m
Total distance: 2762km
Border X'ings: 3
Money spent: $9
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It's funny how things pan out as they do, and this evening was an exceptional case of this. When looking for a place to camp off the main road a kind local man invited me to his home for a drink he also offered me a place to sleep. Again, like most small town people he nor anyone else could speak very good English if at all but I had my handy laminated Bahasa Indonesia language cheat-sheet that always helps. However somewhere between telling them my story (brokenly) and entertaining the flock of kids who came to check out the 'bule' (white person) with more magic tricks I was told that I should sleep at the police station. This came as a bit of a shock as I was initially told I could sleep there, oh well, things worked out and the police were happy to have me sleep in a spare room. Perhaps they were looking out for my safety or I said something put of line - I suppose I'll never know.
Today was mild, the terrain decent and the sun was out all day, my back right now is pretty raw because applying suncream into sweaty skin affects the sun protection factor of the lotion. I now know this for next time.
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