In der Hauptstadt von West Sumatra,
Padang, wurden wir nach dem "ordentlichen" Kuala Lumpur
sofort wieder von dem typisch S.O. asiatischem Chaos verschluckt. Die
Menschen hier haben uns sehr neugierig aber gleichzeitig extrem
freundlich aufgenommen. Nach einem köstlichen Mittagessen, was trotz
Ramadan schnell gefunden war, quetschten wir uns gemeinsam mit 22
Leuten in einen der typischen Minivans (in Deutschland hätte so ein
Van maximal neun Sitzplätze) und fuhren in die nahegelegene Bungus
Bay. Ich hatte zuvor gelesen, dass diese Bucht einen Besuch wert sein
soll und wir fanden auch prompt ein kleines nettes Guesthouse am
Strand, wo wir zwei Tage blieben. Hinter dem Ort liegt direkt dichter
Dschungel und man kommt nach kurzem Spaziergang an einen herrlich kühlen
Fluss mit mehreren Wasserfällen. Es machte Spaß sich hier abzukühlen und mit den neugierigen Kindern aus dem Dorf vom Felsen
ins Wasser zu springen. Weiter oben am Fluss fanden wir schließlich
einen gewaltigen Wasserfall, der in einer Art Schlucht in ein großes
Becken stürzt.
Der Besitzer unseres Guesthouses,
Rahul, erzählte uns, dass er ein paar Bungalows an einem einsamen
Stand, der nur per Boot zu erreichen ist, betreibt. Wir entschlossen
uns ein paar Tage dort zu verbringen und wurden sehr positiv
überrascht. Geschützt von einem Korallenriff liegt ein kleiner aber
wunderschöner Strand und ein bischen zurückgelegen dahinter zwei
Bungalows und ein größeres Gebäude mit Küche. Vier Angestellte
bekochten uns herrlich und bauten zwischenzeitlich weiter an den noch
unfertigen Bungalows.
Im Riff zu schnorcheln und viele bunte
Fische zu beobachten, am Stand die schönsten Muscheln zu sammeln,
Angeln zu gehen oder einfach im Schatten zu sitzen und die
vorbeistreichende Zeit zu genießen sind einige der Dinge, die man hier
den ganzen Tag machen kann. Aus den zuerst zwei geplanten Tagen
wurden sehr schnell sechs. Wir entschlossen uns eine Tour zu einigen
der kleinen umliegenden Trauminseln zu machen. Fast jede der Inseln
hat ein paar kleine Bungalows an den Sandstränden, obwohl die Region
bisher vom großen Tourismus verschont geblieben ist. Unterwegs mit
dem Motorboot hielten wir immer eine Angelschnur ins Wasser und
hatten auch mehrmals Glück, so dass es leckeren gegrillten Fisch zum
Abendessen gab.
Schließlich wurde es uns in dem kleinen
Paradies doch etwas langweilig und wir beschlossen unsere Reise in
das Bergland von Sumatra fortzusetzen....
In the capitel of West Sumatra, Padang, we were swallowed by the typical asiatic chaos again after the "tidy" Kuala Lumpur. The people here were very curious but at the same time also very friendly to us. After a delicious lunch, which we quickly found dispite ramadan, we squiezed ourselves together with 22 people into a typical minivan (in germany such a van would have max. 9 seats) and we drove to the nearby Bungus Bay. I had read that this bay is worthwhile visiting and we easily found a small little guesthouse where we stayed for two days. Behind the village directly in the deep jungle after a short walk is a refreshing river with a few waterfalls. It was fun to cool down and together with the boys from the village we jumped from the rocks into the water. Further up the river we found a huge waterfall that dives through a kind of canyon into different big pools.
The owner of our guesthouse Rahul told us that he is building a few bungalows on a lonely beach, to which you can only be get by boat. We decided to spend a few days there and were very positivly surprised. Protected by a coral reef is a small beautiful beach and a little bit back behind two bungalows was a bigger building with a kitchen. 4 employees cooked wonderfully for us and continued building the bungalows. Snorkling in the reef and watching all the colourful fishes, collecting the most beautiful shells, going fishing and simply sitting in the shade and enjoying the passing time are some of the things that are possible to do here. Instead of the planned two days we stayed six.
We decided to tour to some of the small other dream islands. Nearly each one has a few bungalows and beautiful sandy beaches, this region has been spared from the big tourism.
On the way in the boat we always had a fishing line in the water and we were lucky a few times, sothat we could have our own grilled fish for supper together.
Finally life in paradise became a little bit boring and we decided to continue our journey into the mountains of Sumatra.
In the capitel of West Sumatra, Padang, we were swallowed by the typical asiatic chaos again after the "tidy" Kuala Lumpur. The people here were very curious but at the same time also very friendly to us. After a delicious lunch, which we quickly found dispite ramadan, we squiezed ourselves together with 22 people into a typical minivan (in germany such a van would have max. 9 seats) and we drove to the nearby Bungus Bay. I had read that this bay is worthwhile visiting and we easily found a small little guesthouse where we stayed for two days. Behind the village directly in the deep jungle after a short walk is a refreshing river with a few waterfalls. It was fun to cool down and together with the boys from the village we jumped from the rocks into the water. Further up the river we found a huge waterfall that dives through a kind of canyon into different big pools.
The owner of our guesthouse Rahul told us that he is building a few bungalows on a lonely beach, to which you can only be get by boat. We decided to spend a few days there and were very positivly surprised. Protected by a coral reef is a small beautiful beach and a little bit back behind two bungalows was a bigger building with a kitchen. 4 employees cooked wonderfully for us and continued building the bungalows. Snorkling in the reef and watching all the colourful fishes, collecting the most beautiful shells, going fishing and simply sitting in the shade and enjoying the passing time are some of the things that are possible to do here. Instead of the planned two days we stayed six.
We decided to tour to some of the small other dream islands. Nearly each one has a few bungalows and beautiful sandy beaches, this region has been spared from the big tourism.
On the way in the boat we always had a fishing line in the water and we were lucky a few times, sothat we could have our own grilled fish for supper together.
Finally life in paradise became a little bit boring and we decided to continue our journey into the mountains of Sumatra.
Traditionelles Gebäude in Padang |
.....da passen locker so 20 Leute rein.... |
...unterm Wasserfall.. |
....Beobachter im Dschungel.... |
Eine der Nachbarinseln |
Angeln vom "Einbaum" |
Selbstgefangener Fisch zum Abendessen.... |
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