I have to tell you guys about my new year eve at Teluk Kiluan, Lampung, Indonesia *googling it, and I believe you understand what makes me this excited XD *. Sitting on the beach, snorkeling, watching star, searching for dolphins! yes.. a real life dolphins. It was amazing!!..
Ah Well, first thing first, the adventure started on Saturday, 31st of December, when our travel agent picked us at 8 a.m from my office *it is the best meeting point for me and 6 of my friends*. Teluk Kiluan is 4-5 hours driving from Bandar Lampung, and gotta warn you guys that the trip to Kiluan is an adventure of its own, about half of the road are in bad shape *I've read it before and still..I want to go :) *.
However, along the way you will see nature at it best, from driving beside the beach *you'll pass couple of beaches such as Klara beach*, then looking at the green rice fields, the mountain, until the sea view from high above..for me, it's all worth the journey. When we arrived at the Teluk Kiluan's gate, our 'off-road' adventure is not over yet. But looking at scenery from the gate, our excitement become extremly high from there.
After a long way down the hill, crossing a little river, and driving through villages, we finally arrived at the 'basecamp' *its what our driver called the place*. We took a small boat *and guess what, its not the smallest boat we're goin to ride there* from the basecamp to our camping ground. Camp? yes..we did camp there, in a tent, how cool is that? hahaha.. We finally arrived at 1 p.m.
The problems are, december is rainy season, and there is this wind blowing from the sea making the shore not as clean as it has to be. But the scenery is still breath taking..white sand, clear water, starring at the mountain, and just across our beach, lays a small island with amazing beach.
We took a rest, look around the place, and then start to snorkeling near the beach till our heart content. The rest room is limited so we need to be patient before we can clean our selves, but it's okay as waiting in Kiluan, for me was actually a great and peaceful time on the beach looking at the ocean. When the night fall we were simply sitting at the dock looking at the night sky till dinner served. Food was never taste so good, well..obviously we were exhausted, plus the fish was very fresh and on top of that, we ate at the beach hearing the sound of wave. Relaxing :D
Midnight was marked by the endless fire work and sounds of trumpet, and just before we realized it..it 2012 already. Such a great way to end a year..cant wait for the morning to do some dolphin cruise.
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