Munduk, Indonesia
Sunday, April 6, 2008
After Medewi Beach, Tarita and I jumped on a local bus and spent four interesting hours weaving around the coastline getting to
Munduk. The entire ride cost us about $7 each. After haggling with some locals at the last bemo stop to get us up the hill to Munduk, we finally secured a driver who would take us (with the help of an honest local working on our side!). Munduk is a beautiful, quiet, idyllic place in mist-covered mountains and jungle passes through many small villages. After a great full body massage at an adjoining hotel, we booked our trek for the next day. We stayed at a Dutch homestay called Meme Surung which was 100 times better than the Medewi Hotel for about $5 extra. The trek took us down and around rice paddies, up muddy slopes, through villages with barking dogs, goats and many cows. The two-hour walk from the hotel got us up to the 1,000 year-old Banyan tree at the top of the mountain, the biggest in Bali. It is sacred and the cave inside is often used for prayer. Down the hill again, through a river used for bathing and then up again to the main road. The rain started pelting before we got there so we were nicely hot and wet by the end. We rewarded ourselves with some magnificent chicken satay from a trolley man on the side of the road for $1 which gave us about 20 sticks each and some sticky rice. Well worth it and I'm still feeling fine!
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