i left surabaya to go to the city of banjarmassin in south/eastern kalimantan.. i wanted to go to kumai but could only find a boat here so it will be about 500 miles until kumai!! i said goodbye to my friend husny and his family and went to the main port in sur.. the ride from port to port took nearly 32 hours and delays are frequent and long.. the people here have a notable amount of patience with things like this (on the road as well) and never seem to get frustrated or mind all the delays..
on the boat i met some really really cool people.. randika and rudi are 2 guys my age and we hung out most of the time.. when we got to banjarmassin the following night rudi offered that i come stay at his friends place.. they are a bunch of guys from java working here in borneo and it was such a bachelors pad akin to places ive lived in chicago/nyc.. they living conditions were very poor with a huge projector and speakers for watching world cup!! we drank arak, a local rice liquor made in someones backyard and sold in plastic baggies, like goldfish.. they bought me some whiskey also which i really appreciate cause its not cheap here and i made lots of friends and watched football til 4am! great intro to borneo..
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on the boat i met some really really cool people.. randika and rudi are 2 guys my age and we hung out most of the time.. when we got to banjarmassin the following night rudi offered that i come stay at his friends place.. they are a bunch of guys from java working here in borneo and it was such a bachelors pad akin to places ive lived in chicago/nyc.. they living conditions were very poor with a huge projector and speakers for watching world cup!! we drank arak, a local rice liquor made in someones backyard and sold in plastic baggies, like goldfish.. they bought me some whiskey also which i really appreciate cause its not cheap here and i made lots of friends and watched football til 4am! great intro to borneo..
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saying goodbye in surabaya
still waiting to board the ship 9 hours after arriving at the port!! this truck loaded up with fruit broke down while boarding causing another 2 hour delay while mechanics tried to fix it
on the boat with randika and rudi
banjarmassin!!
after not eating all day, rudy and i got off the boat and went straight for street food..
with my buds in banjarmassin
watching soccer
the first whiskey ive had in months!
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