Managed to get on the very full ferry which was actually just a little boat with loads of people and a million bags on it. Arrived in Tarakan, which is much like Nunukan but a bit bigger. Found a real flea bitten dive of a hotel but it’s only for one night so that’s ok for us. But joy of joys, there is a KFC! Have already had a feast.
Have bitten the bullet and decided that we are already fed up of trying to negotiate Indonesia by ferry as it’s actually quite expensive and the service is pretty crap and so have booked ourselves a flight to Bali for tomorrow. Unfortunately we don’t arrive until 11.30 at night so need to phone and book ourselves a room. It definitely feels as if Indonesia means a return to hard core travelling. Already we have noticed that everyone from the shops to the taxis to the ferry touts are all trying to fleece us. Oh well. Let’s hope that the islands prove to be a little more friendly.
They obviously don’t get many tourists coming through this way as we get stared at big time every time we go out and we even had a man point his finger at us and say ‘white man’ to his child.
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