Again we boarded a ferry to head to another island…Bali!  And to be honest, the ferry system has really impressed us.  Yes, it’s not luxury but the crew is used to bikes, they’re pretty nice and help out with securing the bike.  And the ferry’s have air con seating or nice seating outside although it’s […]

We set out for Yogyakarta…orJogjakarta…which is how the locals pronounce it…that would totally throw us off!  After shaking off a few chasers and racers (just likeIndia), we got there in the evening and headed towards the area we knew we could find cheaper accommodation.  After finding a good value place, we started to settle in.  […]

The next morning we were relaxed and with the sun out we headed out to BMW.  We ended up spending most of our day at BMW Motorrad, just getting brake pads, low beam buld, topping up oils etc and one of the guy’s, Tomi, helped up big time by helping us make plates to fix […]

After Maninjau, we headed out and again rode through beautiful, green rainforest.  We were itching to see the legendary Sumatera coast since it was so popular with surfers.  After a couple of hours of riding through the rainforest covered mountains, the elevation was gone and rice paddies faded into the ocean! Finally, the beach!  The […]