Muddy road to Ampana

Saturday, 6 August 2011
Kemang, Jakarta

12 July.

I flew from Jakarta to Palu yesterday: Batavia Airlines, Rp 1 million. I took a taxi from the airport and spent the night at the simple lodgings called Penginapan Purnama Raya for Rp 50k. I asked the proprietor to book me a minibus to Ampana in the morning.

The road to Ampana was a rather muddy experience, or at least 5 hours of it was. It is documented in the pictures below.

When I finally reached Ampana, I asked the driver to set me off at Losmen Irama. An amazing number of cockroaches disappeared down the drain when I entered the room. Cheapest room in town @ Rp 65k. Which didn’t matter to me, since I went to sleep immediately after consuming a fried chicken in a nearby warung.

The driver in front of the minibus.

Muddy road conditions.

Minibus from Palu to Ampana.

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