The last few days have basically involved lots of riding and lots of rain, but also lots of amazing scenery.

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05/20/2014 – 320 days/27335 miles
We left Lake Toba on a ferry boat with the loudest horn known to man. Rather than head back to the other side of the island we stayed on, and ride across the bridge to get back to the mainland, we opted for the faster, and probably also cheaper route…3 people and two big bikes on the relatively empty ferry cost less than $3…not too bad.

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05/18/2014 – 318 days/26922 miles
Lake Toba was our next destination…a somewhat touristy, but still fairly quiet place. The ride to Lake Toba was as nice as the destination itself (well…the views…not necessarily the roads…)

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05/15/2014 – 315 days/26710 miles
After a couple days in Medan, it was time to get out of the busy city and into the jungle. Bukit Lawang was the next destination.

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05/12/2014 – 312 days/26654 miles
After my short bikeless stint in Singapore, I had to get back to the real world and reunite with my motorcycle.
I flew into Medan, Indonesia (on the island of Sumatra) on Sunday, and met up with my buddy Ben and Andrea (who’s riding along with him for the next few weeks). For being so geographically close to Singapore, Medan is incredibly different in nearly every way. Supercars have been swapped out for ~100cc bikes, the sidewalks are cracked with weeds growing through them, the traffic is chaotic, and everyone on the street is smiling and couldn’t be more joyful.

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