Both wheels of my bike are spinning fast, the gas of the two-wheeled vehicles I press as hard as I can. Understand the journey that I will travel quite far. About 20 kilometers from Banda Aceh City, the Capital of Aceh Province, Indonesia.
On the road I take sometimes I find a hole. Occasionally I had to brake suddenly because of the goats, the ox that roamed the path. Surprisingly enough. But I have to focus.
For a rider, focus is the main key, the risk can arise suddenly, without saying "hello".
Although a bit far, but this trip is not boring, because the left road lies a very beautiful beach. The sand is white, and the color of the fresh blue water makes the eyes mesmerized. Plus the roar of the breeze on the beach, "yes god life is very beautiful" so murmured my heart.
Three kilometers from the destination, we had to pass through the hills. Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you that I did not go alone, I went with my cousin from Lhokseumawe.
The plan we will go to hot water bath. The famous Aceh Besar hot spring in Aceh called "Ie Seuum", actually Ie Seuum means hot water, there is no other name for the bath, even the village around Ie Seuum is also called Kampung Ie Seuum.
I will go back to tell you, passing the hilly road to Ie Seuum You will be fascinated by the natural scenery, on the right bank of a tree-filled valley road awaits you, eiiit "You are not into the Valley, Too Dangerous, Plus if No Life Insurance" , do not take it seriously, just a joke.
Arriving at Kampung Ie Seuum, you will be greeted by a gate that bears the name of the village and of course the name of the location we will go to. The heart feels excited if it's the first time to get there. Seemed to meet a dream woman. Hehe. But even if your heart does not mean you do not have to buy a ticket. Fairly cheap ticket price is only Rp 5000 only.
Well, after buying the tickets, you just go straight and try to find the flow of hot water. Do not worry, you will find it with one way, because the hot water is sourced from the foot of the mountain that stood firmly in the area of the tourist location. Under the foot of the mountain, smoke rises. The smoke comes from the flow of hot water.
The water is very hot, but it will not make your skin peel. However, do not try to put your feet or hands without checking the water temperature first, very dangerous. I advise you not to plunge into the water that flows directly from the foot of the mountain. We recommend using water that is in the pond, because it is set temperature.
Under the foot of the mountain, you just just take pictures or boil an egg. Boil an egg? yes boil an egg, i'm not kidding. Hot water can also be used to boil eggs, but do not put the eggs into the water without being put into plastic first. Just wait a few minutes and your eggs will mature.
Not far from the water stream, there is a location for steam baths. Very simply, only using a board that is partitioned to form a room, this room is made over the flow of hot water, so that the vapor from the water will evaporate. Your body will feel very fresh after taking a sauna (steam bath) here.
Most importantly, do not forget to bathe in the pool of hot water that has been provided. There are 5 pools there, according to age and gender. 3 The pool is made shallow so it can be used by children. While two other pools are reserved for adults. What you should remember, in adult pools should not be mixed between men and women.
Try to feel the sensation of a hot shower here, for 30-an hour. Once you rise from the pool your body will feel very plong. As if the burden would be felt lighter.