The only challenging part about our stay in Indonesia was getting to where we were trying to go. When we left Sydney we first flew to Singapore. In Singapore we had to switch airlines which meant we had to go through customs, pick up our bags, take the train to the other terminal and then board our flight. That flight got us into Jakarta around 10pm and our flight to Pekanbaru, Sumatra was not until 7am. When we were buying our tourist visas there the officials noticed I was from Texas. They got very excited and asked me about Walker Texas Ranger and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Yep, those are the two things us Texans, especially those of us from Austin, are most proud of. Anyway, after customs there we got a room at a close hotel
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