It's time to wander (KELANA). This week is a long holiday in our country, starting from Thursday and continuing to public leave until Sunday. Thursday is celebrated as "Pancasila" day for the Republic of Indonesia.
Many tourist attractions are visited. Long holidays that end with weekends are a great opportunity to travel to relieve fatigue. One of them is visiting the beach.
Not wanting to stay at home when I don't have any customers, I took my family on vacation to a beach that has beautiful white sand.
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Journey to Sri Mersing Beach
Using car transportation, it takes me about 1 hour 30 minutes to travel from the city of Binjai to the destination, the city of Pantai Cermin, Serdang Bedagai Regency, North Sumatra Province.
The fastest mileage is traversed by toll roads. If without the toll road it will take about 1 hour longer. Access to the village is quite easy because the local government supports this area as a tourist spot.
The roads around the residents were widened by adding road shoulders. The potholes were quickly patched. We can see the current road conditions, the road looks good.
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Arrived at Sri Mersing Beach
There is a large wall that has street art that welcomes the beach (SRI MERSING BEACH). A good start as a marker area for the entrance to the Sri Mersing Beach area.
Entrance tickets are around $1 and can vary depending on the level of crowds of visitors to the beach. If it's a normal day, it can be cheaper than that price.
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The parking area is very wide. From the beginning of the entrance area, we can already see lots of big fir trees. That makes this destination cool.
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Colorful Decoration
Sri Mersing Beach is one of the most popular beaches among several beaches in adjacent locations. The factor that makes the Sri Mersing Beach area a popular destination is the bright, colorful decoration that reflects the joy of young people.
Among the beautiful stretch of white sand, rows of cypress trees are given colorful decorations. I really appreciate the use of the cloth wrapped around the fir trees. Making the whole beach stunning.
Look at the clean white sand. No trash. Amazed to see this tourist destination area clean of garbage. There are many officers who diligently check various areas to clean the area from garbage. There are also lots of trash cans.
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Not only tree decorations, at the top also added colorful hanging light bulbs. Pretty interesting, right?
There are plenty of huts for us to sit in for those of us who forgot to bring a mat or picnic mat. But the cost of renting a hut is quite expensive. $4.3. So I think it's better to bring your own picnic mat from home.
The sand area is quite clean so we can sit with additional picnic mats instead of having to rent a hut which in my opinion is quite expensive.
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Hello, Beach!
Sri Mersing Beach looks quite wide with waves that are not too big. The beach is safe enough for children and adults to swim.
It's just that the beach water doesn't look blue because the area is far from the high seas area. Even so, this is enough entertainment for residents who are far from beach access like me and my family.
There are also floating tire rentals for children and adults. Around there is also a cafe that provides a variety of food and drinks. But we chose to bring food from home.
The cafe also provides young coconut and other types of refreshing drinks. Unfortunately when I ordered young coconut, it was out of stock. So, I only drink coffee that I brought from home.
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The day was quite hot but fortunately it was a bit dim. Perfect for today's holiday activities. I took a walk around the beach and also wrote my name in the sand. It feels good!
Around the beach there are also several sellers offering fresh fish and shellfish to beach visitors. If you are lucky, you can even look for shells around the beach when the water is receding.
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Riding a Fishing Boat
At Sri Mersing Beach, fishing boat rides are also provided for us to have a look around the beach. Just a simple boat with a simple life jacket but quite safe.
The waves that are not high at this location are suitable for playing these rides. To get on the fishing boat, we have to pay $1.7 per person.
I'm pretty excited about boarding a fishing boat. An unforgettable experience. In some spots it is quite challenging because it creates sway on the boat which makes my adrenaline even higher. I like it!
From the Boat, I can see some areas, another different beach names. The boat driver explained to me that some of the beaches were empty of visitors because the beach decorations weren't very attractive. So currently only Sri Mersing Beach is of sufficient interest to visitors from outside the city.
Well, it was not in vain that I tried to get on the fishing boat. It's not fun if I go to this beach without trying to get on a boat. But my family members don't dare to get on this boat, sadly. So I was the only one on the boat.
Luckily there was a worker on the boat who helped me capture the moment I was on the boat. Just no more than five minutes. On purpose, I don't want to get dizzy from being on the wave for too long.
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Overall, Sri Mersing Beach is suitable for family trips, especially for those who are in the city of Binjai, Medan and its surroundings. Or for those of you who are stopping in the city of Medan, Indonesia.
I will definitely come back again to bring my family to Sri Mersing Beach. My advice, if you want Sri Mersing Beach, come on weekdays, also monitor the weather forecast. Choose weather that is not rainy but slightly cloudy, and not too hot.
Don't forget to bring food from home. Also your favorite drink. That will make the atmosphere more exciting.
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Location: Sri Mersing Beach, Cermin City Beach, Serdang Bedagai Regency, North Sumatra Province.
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Thank you for reading my blog. Greetings from Indonesia.
My introduction to HIVE can be read in the following post: @sobatkelana/hello-hive-take-me-exploring
All photos I took using my phone camera.
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