Yesterday’s tour exceeded my expectations. Initially we considered looking into a private tour in order to be able to spend more time at Borabadur but heard horror stories about the traffic and the probability of not getting back to the ship on time. This actually happened to people on a cruise that Chris and Linda were on. The ship had to leave the port even though the passengers had called in with their predicament. Getting from Samarang to Our next port, Kuching, probably would be complicated.

The Regent buses had police escorts so our drive wasn’t bad. Plus they’ve apparently put in a new highway in the last few years.

An hour and a half visit to Borabadur was fine, especially in the heat of mid day. And the buffet lunch was at a restaurant right there, so the logistics of all that were very easy. Could have missed the shopping stop on the way back, but it wasn’t interminably long, so it was ok too.

Some pix: