New Year 2010 in Balikpapan
Sunday, 3 January 2010Balikpapan, Indonesia
We happened to be situated in Balikpapan during the New Year. Astrid was our host, and still is, during our stay here.
On 1 January we were surprised by a really heavy downpour while driving, and the streets were flooded in just 15 minutes or so, making some stretches impassable. But the rain vanished just as quickly, so we could soon continue.
Tomorrow, Caecil will fly back to Jakarta, while I will continue on my own adventure to Pulau Derawan, a small island further north in East Kalimantan. I have a ticket with KalStar Aviation to Berau (Rp 720k) at 08:30.
Flood in Balikpapan on New Year’s Day.
Video clip taken on midnight New Year’s Eve. Happy new year!
Friday, 15 January 2010 at 08:28
hi Rune,
sorry I missed your comment in my blog (http://sapijalanjalan.blogspot.com/2009/10/getting-around-derawan-island-is-so.html)
Seeing that you’ve put a post about Balikpapan, I take it that maybe you’ve been to Derawan? so sorry..
but just in case … here’s the answers to your questions..
– speed boat Tanjung Batu – Derawan return = Rp 300,000 / boat
– fishing boat for island-hopping; Derawan-Kakaban-Sangalaki = Rp 900,000 / boat
– speed boat for island-hopping; Derawan-Kakaban-Sangalaki = Rp 750,000 / boat
the complete info on budgets you can find here http://tinyurl.com/y9d2gkn
Look for the “Spend” section :)
and yes, we arranged it all initially with Mr. Kadek
So sorry for the delays..