Thursday October 25: Today has been a flying day, we had an early start and travelled about two hours by road to Medan airport. We had a quick stop to look at some flying squirrels (large fruit bats) that we saw in cages at the side of the road. The owner was quite happy to get one out of the cage and let us see it close up, a few of the group held it - it basically just hung upside down on their arm and made no effort to fly away. The owner held out a banana which it ate. Once we got to the airport we said goodbye to our local guide (Morris, who was named because a Morris Minor automobile was driving by when he was born), who had been with us for five days and had been a delight. He shared so many stories of his life and experiences, and had a terrific sense of humour, we all loved him. We took our first flight (2.5 hr) to Jakarta, and then continued on to Jogyakarta (1 hr) where our new guide and bus met us. It was a short drive to our hotel (Novotel) which seems like a luxury retreat after some of our more rustic stays. We have 2.5 hrs to relax before going out for dinner, lovely rooms, free wi-fi, everyone is happy. We are here for 3 nights so it is a perfect place for catching up with some laundry and getting it dried.
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