...a real bad one! This image will forever be in my heart. We took the most horrible bus ride of our lives out of the village.. but along the way, they had the most magnificent glimpses of coconut farms... I can't begin to describe what this picture fails to capture... but it was so magical.... The ride was nausseating.. literally.. but every few seconds i could get a moment of happiness as I imagined myself frollicking through the trees swaying in a red dress. More on the buses later... but in case you ever find yourself in the middle of a jungle in Sumatra-- DON"T EVER TAKE THE PUBLIC TRANSIT... not even to save your life! Because, it can kill you.. and i'm not even exaggerating. We heard horror stories... luckily our ride was only obnoxious at worst. One old fellow we met going into Buket Lewang by bus said they brought on the equivalent of 2000gallons of gas... the fumes were so bad the people on the streets were holding their nose! Better yet, there are no smoking laws here... guess what everyone on the bus was doing! Yah- a moving time bomb as he put it! He was freaking out!!! But that's how they do everything here... public buses are literally just another mode of transportation for everything else.. people are just a bonus income. Apparently cows, pigs, and chickes are common place in the seat next to you!
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