Addi made fast friends with a little girl from town named Nadia who shared her bikes and watched in amazement as Addi ate a raw tomato with her lunch (her mother told me that in Indonesia people only eat vegetables mixed in their rice or noodles- never plain like that!). It was fun to see the two play despite the language barrier...and it was fun for me to chat with Nadia's mom!
We crossed the bridge to the other side of town and walked up and down the path; stopping in shady spots to cool off and drink water. The village is small and quaint with most houses primarily wood or bamboo walls and thatched roof. We visited Jim at the internet cafe and closed the afternoon with a swim/ rinse in a waterfall. At dinner, a cheeky monkey jumped onto the table while we were distracted with an orangutan sighting and took two handfuls of food right off the plate! What!?
We have watched the orangutans swing from tree to tree every morning with our breakfast and most evenings with dinner, but will make it into the jungle one more time tomorrow before we leave to see them up close. I hope to make a video- but don't know when I will be able to post it- so stay tuned!
We leave here and head north to Banda Aceh and Pulau Weh in the early afternoon (1 hour flight from Medan, US$120). I had previously decided against these spots because of Sharia Law...but I have met and talked to enough people here (tourists, locals, and previous residents of the area) that I have come around and feel like it is a can't miss. We will only spend 1 night in Banda Aceh and then 2-3 nights snorkeling on Weh, the island everyone describes as paradise. I don't expect to have internet there, so you will likely hear from us in a few days from Cambodia. Then again, I didn't expect to have it here so who knows!
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