Pangeran Beach Padang

... It's left me a little weak, but I'm still going out to work (though I'm not as productive as I'd like to be right now).

@ our evening meeting tonight, we learned that the Canadian TV show guys ("Departures") won't be coming out after all. Apparently, they missed their flight Thursday & were still stuck in Bali & told Stef that they won't be coming @ all as a ...

... as soon as I can find a way to upload more photos, I'll post a few of the local children who were more than happy to pose for pictures.

Finally had some laundry done today; now just to find them...

Nothing much else to report tonight. Same ol', same ol'. But good. Really good.

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving back home. Eat some turkey & LOTS of mashed potatoes for me.

Much love to all,
Murph

Woke up feeling refreshed & a little hungry; relegated to base camp for the morning due to illness. However, convinced Henri to let me return to the Ridwan worksite for the afternoon. (Bucket) showered around 19:30 hrs., then headed off to bed to recover completely.

... morning. Our intention was to make our way to the little village of Kercik Tua at the base of Mt. Kerinci, but we had no firm plan on how we would actually get there. Upon exiting the airport we were immediately bombarded by a chorus of "hello mister!", “taxi?!”, and questions of where we were going. One fellow stuck with us, repeatedly engaging Dan in conversation (in Indonesian). His name was Jimmie, he owned a car, he worked for a “rental ...

As you regular readers will remember, My ATM card was sucked into never never land in Phuket. I said Phuket phonetically and am running on my credit card and cash that I brought for Burma that I won't need for Burma because I decided to not go to Burma. The problem is it is Sunday evening and money changers and banks are not open. My trsvel budget hasn't allowed for housing that takes credit cards. With the unexpected scam ...

... the city and find a nice open space, and being west facing enjoy nice sunsets. Although it is seriously not a beach to don your shorts and relax as it's very narrow and you would ...

... bussiin istumaan ja odotimme, etta miehet ulkona saivat kevyet huoltotyot viimeisteltya ja matka alkoi. Ilmastointi oli kerrankin sopivalla volyymilla. Ei ollut liian kuuma eika kylma. Ajelimme lapi maalaismaisemien ja kaupunkien valilla pysahdellen jostain syysta, josta en jaksanut valittaa. Viisi tuntia ajoa takana ja perse alkoi olla puuduksissa. Minulla on aina ollut joku ongelma hantaluuni kanssa, joka pitkan istumisen aikana kay todella epamiellyttavaksi. Pysahdyimme ...

... at, have electricity, running water (but por toilets, showers etc), shops and contcrete roads and bridges. Although much is basic, it is a huge improvement to what we have been used to and the people are happy to move and aboandon thier traditional living in favour of modernisation. When we get back to the first homestay, we eat, swim and set off for the harbour. When we ...

I stay in Padang during my university time. About 4 years. From 1996 to 2000. I met my hubby here. This is the province where my mom originally came from, Padang Panjang. I have a big family here. A lot of friends. A lot of places I will never forget. Permindo, Kampus Limau Manis, Kampus Jati, Kampus Pancasila, Kampus Air Tawar, Pondok Cina, Ulak Karang, Teluk ...

This was a not particularly pleasant industrial town. The only thing of note here is that Gert bought himself a surfboard and spent some time surfing the river mouth break. See more on my blog Charlie's Travels and my Flikr page.