When we hope something that did not expected. the result can be different. the result that not perfect always occur.same with my backpacking this time. however, my backpacking was not perfect, but iam so happy with that.
in the beginning, the trip to pulau weh was planned in the second week maret. everyting was ready. some destination to tourist attraction was choised, but ah heheh iam not consistent in the plan. when i have friend that invite me go to sabang. then i say yes.
so i decided go to destination with alittle money about Rp. 500.000,like around $40. i challange my self that can i stand in weh island in 2 days???? check it out !!
it can be said that my trip was semi backpaker, because my trip friend was not backpacker type that want to get a cheap price.so, sometimes i have to succumb for several things.we go from meulaboh in thuesday night. we go with a traveler car. the cost is about rp.120.000 or $9 ( if i go with l300 i can save my money rp. 20.000, $1.4). we stay at sacita di peunayong guesthouse. the place was located in front of sulthan hotel. the cheaper room in this guesthouse is rp.100.000 or $8. so matching to backpacker.
in 10.30 am,we go to the ule lhee port with taxi (hehe again and again i have to succumb). the cost was 30.000/person or $21/person. whereas if we go with becak with 30.000, we can go three at time .but its not a problem, because my friend treat me. heheh.
sailing with slow ship (slow ferry) from ulee lhee to balohan cost the time about half of hour. some driver angkot offer us. after offer with driver angkot, we go to lboih with price about 30.000 from 50.000 or $21 to Rp30.000
after we arrive in lboih. i immidiately look for bungalow for stay overnight. we go to hill with a small rock in our way. so many small cottage with floor leap that stand in hillside and above the rocks. the cost each room in bungalow is variation, but generally they set tarrif appropriate the place of bungalow.
in the foreshore, the cost is about rp.200,000/350ribu.$25. in hillside or near beach, the cost is about rp. 150.000/200.000 or $15. Bungalow that alittle far from the beach. the cost is about rp.100.000/150.000 or $12. if we stay long time, we will get a cheap price.
We have to smart to offer the person that have bungalow, and we always have to ask each bungalow. i will give the list bungalow with a good cost.
my friend got bungalow in o,ongs bungalow. after i wait for along time with a tired face and hopeless.we got the room with cheap cost in mama mia , just 100.000 for 2 night. haha i think i have a good acting to offer that room hhehehe.
in each bunglow, they have a reustaurant that it is not like a reustaurant. i think like a food stall in side of the road. it has a wastern-style menu, and have a expensive cost of course. the cooking as their offer. the unic, the coocker is the owner of bungalow. i feel so funny when i hear they speaking english with west person(bule bule)
Eat, ? what you want to eat? ooo acehnese food? spcey? your friend eat curry just now then go.. go.... you want barracuda? banana milkshake? wait!!
some another coocker enough with only one or two word. noodle? with ketchup? oke coffe, with sugar? (iam sorry, i dont mean to blame . my english is bad too heheh)
after i heard more about the coocker talking, i look for the place for snorkeling. it has some place that i saw the bule(west person) do snorkeling too, but the best place for that is in yulia's . this bungalow is the last bungalow in lboih. of course the place is so far.
I think, this marine park is the most beutifulplace then other. the coral reef is so variation with some awesome fish full of colour and so awesome marine life. usually we just only watch on television, but this time we can watch directly near with fish and other heheheheh :D.
wow. this is really amazing experience, and the frist time experience i snorkeling. i really feel panic because iam not familiar to beathing with tool. but, after along time i can handle it hehe. snorling in the frist day is really awesome. its not only surrounded by fish and coral reefs, but the jellyfish too. exactly,baby jellyfish. i feel like spongebob that floats on surface water and baby jellyfish sting me as he likes.
several time i got stung and my skin would be so itchy because i contac with jellyfish. mybe about half of hour i enjoy the underwater panorama. finally i gave up with baby jelly fish that stung me.
The second day
i wanna go to gapang, but my money not enouth to rent a motorcycle. the cost about rp.80.000/day. i must to find the way how to get a rent motorcyle with a cheap price. it so happened that,mama mia ask me where do i go today. i said"i wanna go to gapang".of course i set my face with sad face, so i can get rent i motorcyle :D. the mama offer the motorcycle to me with requisite that is to help mama shopping.
ok.i am so exited to bring the mama to shopping and aim so tied to bring item shopping of mama from the village to bungalow. the load that i carry is a large plastic that fill vegetable like cabbage and fresh fish.
and then i did it. i go to gapang and i feel so strange because noone person in that place. damn i think i can go swim in this place, hehe i cant swim if no one person swim so, i look at around a place, no one person in here. some bule (west person) is prepared to diving, but i have no money to diving :(. and i got idea. i wanna go to Tugu Nol Kilometer. when i go foward lboih, i receive a phone from my friend. they said "they wanna go snorkelling,so i cancelled go to tugu and go home to lboih for snorkelling. yea i have gone to tuge already.
The language and character.
i think, generally the language from pulau weh is different from aceh.generally the langguage from pulau weh is not too different with aceh.
this is the individual assesment from me. its just a privacy research about characteristic about lboih person. i think they are so friendly. they are a person that so good to talk and want to tell a story. the mama that the owner of bungalow. the place that i stay is tell the story to much to me about his child, characteristict of costumer and his mind about the tourist.
Here are the lists bungalow with room rates were (actually) negotiable:
1. Bungalow Fatimah (unrecommended) bungalow-bungalow dirty, unkempt.
2. mama mia. we have to smart to took heart of mama, but dont to spoiled.
3. oala, the owner is german person. his wife is a coocker. if u want to ask cheap cost the room do not ask to his wife. its so hard ask to his wife to get a cheap coast.
4.o'ong. the owner is the girl. you must be smart to ask a good cost. remember the bungalow that far from beach is cheap then other.
5.yulias bungalow. the owner is a energic man and good coocker. the bungalow is cheap
There are the list of my experience that i spend in pulau weh.
1. bus (travel)mbo-bna : Rp.120.000 or $10
2. the lodging in wisma sacita-penayong: Rp.100.000 or $8
3. taxi (peunayong-ulee lheue) Rp.30.000 ribu or $2.1/person(better u go with becak more cheap )
4.slow ferry : Rp.30.000 or $2.1
5. transport balohan-lboih : Rp.30.000 or $2.1/person
6.lodging(mama mia bungalow): Rp.50.000 or $4/night<<
7.eating in reustauran lboih :Rp.20.000 or $1.4
8.breakfast :Rp.24.000 or $1.9
9.rental snorkle :Rp.15.000 or $1.2
10.rent motorcylce : free (because i help mama mia go to shopping
11.buy aqua water" Rp.25.000 or $2
12.vocher phone : Rp.23.000 or $1.8
13.cost car from lboih to balohan: Rp.50.000 or $4.1
14.becak from balohan to sabang uptown " 20 ribu
16.fast ship Rp.60.000 or $4.8/3 person.
17.becak from ulee lhee to peunayong : Rp.40.000 or $3.1
The total is 602 ribu/ $52
In conclusion: budget $40 is not enough to survive in Iboih for two days !! Hahaha
Thank you for reading my experience my friend and hope you have a wonderful day cheers!!!
-Juanita