Yeaaay! I found a decent application for blogging from ipad.. It's blogger application. So happy! I promise I'll post more often :)
For this first iPad editon, i'd tell you a bit about my short though meaningful vacation.
It started some weeks ago when I had rough time in many aspects of life. Well, love, family, and work seems to give me problems at once. So i need a break badly! I told this to my traveler-diver Ranma. Asked her to carry me away to any hideaway possible. With that i mean it's cheap and close enough from Jakarta. She offered me some trip which I have to decline because I was working on weekend. Finally, she offered me on a date which is still free from any schedule. I gladly take the offer and block my schedule right away.
It's a group trip from her friend's office. It would be about 20 persons and i only know Ranma. That's okay for me because the destination is amazing. Sawarna beach, Banten is the name of our destination. I googled it and instantly fell in lust with it ;)
The price is also very reasonable. Rp 350k foe 2 days and 3 night, include all. The transportation is also very comfortable. I'm so happy!
I meet new friends and found one that clicked instantly with me and Ranma. I experienced such an adventure. I'm able to relaxed and enjoy such a beautiful scenery. I'm just so overwhelmed with all that..
We took off at 9.30 pm from Jakarta and arrived at 4.30 am. We have to walk about 10 minutes from the parking lot to our home stay. It's so secluded, it has no hotel. Our ho stay called "Pondok Niken". (picture: scenery from our home stay)
After a very brief sleep. I woke up at about 8.00 am. Had a yummy breakfast of home made food. Then go straight to the first beach. Yup, I skipped bath, only change my clothes :p I forgot the name of the beach so, i'm just gonna called it with number. It's a beach with tan sand and mediu wave. Not many people around and not may vendor that sell things. So it's nice. (picture: me jumping at the first beach, taken by Ranma)
Then we walked by the beach until another part which have some bedrocks with small fish in it. The water is so clear, i can observe the small fishes.
At that part of the beach, i saw foreigners surfing. We also found a cozy place: tree with a branch to sit in. There, i can relax and enjoy people surfing. Blue sky as background and waves as soundtrack. Plus, two hot guys are sitting in front of us, at the other branch of the same tree. Life is oh so good! (picture: the tree and hot guys)
After the beach, we went to Goa Lalay for a caving adventure. It's a cabe with water and mid in it. So i have yo be extra careful. I slipped several times and Ranma hurt her toes, but we're good. (picture: me inside the cave)
The first day hasn't over yet. We go back to home stay for lunch and nap break. At 4.30 we're heading to the second beach. It's 20 minutes waling from our house. It's marvelous! We can see a cliff and wave crashing some bedrocks. It was amazing! We watch the sun setting there. After that we go back home to eat grilled fish and sleep. That's the end of first day. We gotta sleep well because we're planning to see sun rise at third beach, 40 minutes away from our house.
Second day, we'll a bit behind schedule. Had a good sleep, too good, had a difficulties to woke up. Luckily, we managed to get there on time. It's a bit cloudy, but still, beautiful! Kinda crowded there. Many people with fancy cameras are trying to capture good image. Me and Ranma? We enjoy our nap ;) From that beach we're heading to fourth beach. It's my favorite! Only about 5 minutes by car from our house. It's completely private, with beautiful cliff at its end. It also had an amazing waves. We took great pictures there. There are also a cave, this one is dry and less challenging. After that we headed home to get some brunch, clean up and heading to Jakarta. Ah! Actually i wanted more time. But anyway, i have to work on Monday.
On our way back hope, we stopped at this place called "Puncak Habibie". Rumor has it that it belongs to Me. Hahibie, our former presindent. It has beautiful scenery. After that, we have late lunch at this seafood restaurant by the "Pelabuhan Ratu" beach. It's a beach with very poor condition. Brownish water, black sand, and crowded with people swimming or just sitting around. The food is quite good. After that we go straight to Jakarta. At 10.15 pm I'm already safe and sound in my room. That's the end of my wonderful short getaway. :)
