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A rider,traveller,adventurer, humanitarian volunteer,bike spa and service ctr owner,guide on 2 wheels

Bukit Tinggi to Padang..Via Pariaman..

Stayed 2 nites in Bukit Tinggi..
another short rest.
Laundry..
story…
and prep for next ride..
I stayed here before during my field assignment.
so not much of going around for sight seeing.
Lazy me lah.

anyway…
i can take the short ride from Bukit tinggi to Padang but i prefer to take the long way via Bukit Maninjau and Pariaman.
Pariaman was hit by earthquake few years ago..
i was here to for duty…
now everything is back to normal and much better.

Pariaman town
Pariaman town

They have 44 corners..just like 1000 corners in Thailand.
They call it 44 Likuk.
Very sharp turn and no place to stop to take pictures and few accidents along the way into corners.
i skip again..
riding down the west coast was superb..

West coast Highway in the rain
West coast Highway in the rain

and some parts along the coast the view says it all..

it doesnt feel like Sumatera
it doesnt feel like Sumatera

another 1

nice...
nice…

arv in Padang late…
the hotel that i used to stay here is closed now
nd to find new place since its getting dark…

Its History…1st Equator crossing…

A day rest was never enough when you ride on a kapcai…

but ride must go on lah.
Getting out from Lake Toba was either u take the same way in or take the small boat out.
Barge has stop operating for a while says the local..
take it the Titanic way or ride around the long way.
so i ask the locals what time does the ferry starts and they say its about 8 am.
since its sunday…i arv at the jetty about 745.
Darn i miss the Ferry…
and it came out in the news in Malaysia…
hahaha

Harian Metro
Harian Metro

this is how it goes…
1st they make u wait…
go have coffee…
and wonder how and whats gonna happen to your bike…

I told you so...
Start singing now...
I told you so…
Start singing now…

and they didnt even tie the bike…
Kalaulah jatuh dalam tasik tu….

Few hours down the road..
here i am…
History is made…

Ride continues to Bukit tinggi…

This pic reminds me of VOG when they park their bike..
Face forward…and believe me
all the horsee know how to reverse..

4 wheels -1 horse... power
2 wheels -7 horse...power 
rider on the wheels - horsepower jugaklah... 
hahaha
4 wheels -1 horse… power
2 wheels -7 horse…power
rider on the wheels – horsepower jugaklah…
hahaha