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That evening we set out in search of local seafood restaurant which Betty had recommend. We took to the black sand beaches along the coast and into the town. What greeted us was throngs of Indonesian holiday makers having a party on the beach, complete with tellytubbies and ponies! It was next we got a chance to feel like real celebrities, as the first group of teenagers plucked up the courage to ask for a photo with us everyone else soon got in on the act, even the local papers photographer was involved. We sat for 20 minutes worth of pictures and shook every single persons hand and received a warm smile and a thank you from each and everyone of them. The constant interest and lingering intrigue surrounded our presence. After an unsuccessful attempt to find the seafood restaurant we found ourselves in the middle of the locals village in the pitch black. Soon as with the pied piper and his rats we had collected our own plague, namely every local child and their dog! We soon realised their polite directions were merely a ruse to keep us with them for longer, they had us doing circles of the village! Eventually, after finding ourselves completely lost, a local came to the rescue. The 3 of us crammed on her little moped and were ferried safely home.
The dreaded 24 hour fever struck Martin the following day so as he lay contorted on the bed Emily had herself a little adventure. From a fish cracker factory to a puppet show, from a giant bat to a turtle sanctuary, from fried bananas to burnt chickens, topped off by a boat trip down the luscious green canyon, swimming in its caves and under its waterfalls. A pretty eventful day in Indonesian by all accounts. And that was that only a 7 hour train journey through Java to Jakarta, the payment of a fine for overstaying our visa and a flight to Kuala Lumpur left before we said farewell to Indonesia. A fantastically diverse country, a continent in its own right and an incredible adventure. Adieu
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