toba 4

Wobbley legs

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June 1st 2010
Got up late today. I decided it would be a good idea to hire mountain bikes, not so sure Rob would associate the word good with it :p Bikes were much better than the ones we had in Pai with gears, seat adjusted to correct height and working brakes. We cycled for about an hour going through a Batak village with cool little wooden Batak houses, past forest and saw some good views over the lake. We f ... read more

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more