• A waiting game.

    May 10, 2025 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

    Flights to Borneo ( Balikpapan) dictated my arrival yesterday..so today has been something of a waiting game as I don't feel the need to look round Balikpapan, having driven through it yesterday on the way to the hotel.
    Breakfast wasn't inspiring 😕 . The sea does come right to the edge with only a tiny bit of sand .
    There are guys out in tiny boats, fishing,I presume and on the horizon numerous tankers and other giant ships 🚢

    Consequently I have spent most of my time chilling in my room looking at travel options for variousplaces .Mainly staying on my room because its cooler and there's a distinct smell of drains outside.
    This evening,I have had roomservice ,to avoid bumping into the aussies I encountered at the airport, who are also staying here.... Chicken and chips ,banana split and pineapple juice ....300370rupiah ...£ 14 equivalent..we could all afford to live her ..no heating bills either ...its hot !
    I can hear raucous cheers so presumably there's a sports event ongoing.I will ask reception in the morning what it was
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