I rented a bike from my Bukit Lawang hotel and set off for a wee adventure. First I rode to the nearest town, Bohorok, which is also where the nearest ATM machine is. As all the businesses in Bukit Lawang are cash-only it's necessary to be holding some paper.
I then rode to a small rural village called Batu Katak. It's a very non touristic place and I didn't see any white people on the way there or back, but did find a Czech family who were staying there to do volunteer work to protect the jungle. Respect!
Batu Katak is right on the river, the same as Bukit Lawang, but with far less people around I didn't have to share my swim with anyone else.
The bike, I rented from a man working at my hotel. He wanted 200,000 Rupiahs, but after much negotiating I got it for 100,000 (£5.60 / $7.10), which I still thought was high for an afternoon's bicycle rental. I rent scooters for 24 hours for half that price in Thailand.
However after seeing the bike, I felt that it was a fair price.
It wasn't like the bashed and broken bikes you've seen me ride in the Batticaloa and Trincomalee vlogs. This bike was almost new, with cushioned seat, nice suspension, gears, nice tread on the tyres and everything working perfectly. It was well worth the money.
0:00 Little monkeys
2:17 Indomaret
4:00 Road to Bohorok
6:42 Bohorok Town
9:13 Road to Batu Katak
17:51 Coconut Vendor
28:45 Batu Katak
35:09 River Paradise
43:18 Road to Bohorok
47:18 Coconut Vendor (again)
52:50 Pharmacy Hunt
57:35 Road to Bukit Lawang
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