Friday 2 August 2013

Day 1 - Arrive

The trip starts with a great few days with Gus's chum in Jakarta and after an excellent round of golf we head to the meeting hotel.
Unfortunately it appears that through some confusion no rooms have as yet been booked for us. Weary as we are, we wait whilst the situation is resolved and quite conveniently get a second wind once things are resolved which enables us to pop out for a final beer, meeting some interesting expats and a number of locals celebrating the end of Ramadan.
By the time we get back to the hotel Zac, our guide, has arrived so we have a quick chat about the next day before heading to bed. He was the chap who taught me a lot in Scotland at the beginning of the year and hopefully will be the guide for Everest next year!
Obviously still can't sleep so read until about 4 am; the fun with Angus' chum have lead to a few late nights so we have made no progress in adjusting to the new time zone.

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