The Journeys ... The Current Trip

The tests at the hospital in Makassar showed that I am now officially malaria-free. That is obviously good news. Now, whether I never actually had malaria and got sick from another bug or if the Malarone took good care of the parasite, we will never know. The communication at the hospital was rather difficult. But, I guess the fact that there are no parasites (left) are good enough for me.

Over the past few days we enjoyed the comforts a big city like Makassar has to offer: we drank beer, enjoyed the diverse offerings of food (including a pizza), got some money out of the bank, etc.
Erika also became a good Samaritan and bought school books for the son of the woman who works at the New Legend Hostel. It's depressing to see what people earn out here and how limited their perspectives and prospects for their lives are.

Erika also updated her journal on Crazy Guy On A Bike, in case you want to read her take on things.

Our visas have been extended and we now have until the 24th July to leave the country. This should give us enough time to explore the central parts of Sulawesi.
Tomorrow we will leave the comfortable bosom of Makassar and head north in the general direction of Tana Toraja. Toraja is Sulawesi's main tourism drawing card. Traditional funeral ceremonies are still performed and the mountainous country-side is supposed to be dotted with hanging graves and cave graves. Let's go have a look. We expect it to take 3-4 days to get there, as it is pretty mountainous and we haven't ridden in more than a week.

We will let you know how it goes. Sampai nanti.
Adrian