Pesona Pantai Sukamade dan Rajek Wesi di Taman Nasional Meru Betiri Kamis, Okt 22 2009

Salam sobat petualang……………………………..

Sedikit berbagi pengalaman petualangan dua pantai di daerah Banyuwangi.

Kalau mencari suasana pantai yang masih asri dan alami, pantai Sukamade mungkin menjadi salah satu alternatif untuk dikunjungi. Pantai yang terletak dikawasan taman nasional Meru Betiri ini termasuk dalam deretan pantai selatan sehingga tidak heran bila ombaknya sering menggila. Sangat berbahaya untuk berenang karena ombaknya tinggi.

Karena  penasaran dengan kealamian Sukamade, akhirnya saya dan lima orang teman dari ITS yang  kebetulan main ke Banyuwangi memutuskan untuk mengunjungi  pantai yang terkenal masih alami dan banyak  terdapat beberapa jenis kera. Sukamade ini merupakan tujuan pertama dari petualangan yang akan kami laksanakan. Dengan berbekal nama dan tanya penduduk sekitar, kami memulai perjalanan kesana. Bismillah perjalanan panjang kami mulai

Detik demi detik, menit demi menit, sampai jam demi jam kami lampaui. Lho, kok belum juga nyampe ya? “Mungkin setelah gunung didepan ini nyampe” kalimatku yang ku gunakan untuk memberikan hawa sejuk dihati teman-teman. Haha. Setelah melewati perkebunan kokoa, ada pertigaan di awal perkampungan. Wah, perasaan lemah bagaikan berangkat kesekolah terus harus balik lagi karena tugas tertinggal, disitu tertulis dengan jelas dan tegas bagai ketokan hakim pengadilan bahwa Pantai Sukamade 27 Km.

Perjalanan

Dengan sabar dan berharap bahwa tulisan tersebut agak sedikit lebai alias tidak benar, meter demi meter kita lampaui dan kita nyampe di pos pintu gerbang hutan lindung di Rajek Wesi. Mampir bentar dan Tanya-tanya pada polisi hutan. Ternyata kita sudah sampai di Pantai Rajek Wesi.  Dan konon kalau mau meneruskan ke Panti tujuan, Sukamade, harus meniti jalan berbatu sejauh 18 Km lagi. Gobrak…! Tapi, jiwa petualang ini yang mendorong rasa penasaran untuk tetap melanjutkan perjalanan.

Bapak polisi hutan ternyata tidak bohong, jalan berbatu itu memaksa aku dan dua yang lain untuk turun dari motor karena kasihan motor kalau dibuat boncengan. Jalan tidak jelek lagi, tapi berbatu, dan menanjak pek, huhuhuhuhuhuhuuuu. Ternyata itu bukit yang masih asri, karena banyak terdapat monyet, kurang tahu jenis apa, yang pasti warna hitam, ada juga yang abu-abu. Kita jalan dengan ditemani monyet-monyet. Hahahhaaa.

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Grand Canyon Trip – Friday-Sunday, Feb. 20-22 2009 Kamis, Sep 10 2009

Grand Canyon is the place that may it was impossible for me who live in small village to visit. I only saw it in the documentary television program. Now, I know that “impossible is nothing”. Something may be impossible for us to have or to do, but someday it will become real. My dream to visit Grand Canyon was come true. My friends and I had an opportunity to go there. Our trip was paid by U.S Dept of State through IIE.
After had a long trip may be 7 hours we arrived at Grand Canyon on Friday afternoon at 4.30 p.m. We got double happiness there. First, that was the first time for me to see snow. Oh My GOD. I have never seen snow before. I made a lot of videos and pictures in the snow. It was amazing to play and roll our body in the snow like children. Secondly, I saw the most amazing place in the world. How could it happen? The almighty GOD knows the answer. It was difficult to believe to see the beautiful and wonderful scenery. I am still questioning how the Grand Canyon was created. I wonder if I can go down to the bottom of the Canyon and see the Colorado River, but I have no time to do that. I met a guy and he told me that at least we need five days to get the bottom.
There was snow at Grand Canyon. I felt happy to see snow everywhere although I had to always watch my step from be slip. In the first day, I watched the sunset with my friends. Many people did the same thing. We tried to get the best picture of sunset. In the evening I had a dinner in a restaurant near my hotel. It was nice because there was WIFI there so some people can still being online while having dinner. In the second day, I went early to see sunrise in one part of Grand Canyon. I took beautiful picture when the sun light came to the top of each part of Grand Canyon. We started to hike the Grand Canyon at 9.00 p.m. with Megan from CESL. Thank you Megan you gave me a lot of thing. We went hike all day and see a lot of beautiful scenery. There is the free transportation like bus which serves the visitor from one place to another. The third day was the last day for me to be there. I went early to see sunrise for the second time. But, I got nothing. There was a cloud and I couldn’t see sunrise. I spent one hour just to take many picture there.
I really recommend you all to visit Grand Canyon. It will become unforgettable moment in the rest of your life.

Here are some pictures I took…

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Renaissance festival-February 28, 2009 Sabtu, Sep 5 2009

In the last two months in Tucson, I tried to visit some interesting places in Arizona. One of them is Renaissance festival which was held in February 28, 2009. I was curious about what kind of performance it was. The festival was started at 10 a.m., one hour before we came. The ticket was $ 20 but I bought it in Fry’s with only $18. I thought that this event was like visiting the evidences of Renaissance such buildings, goods, and other thing. However, just a few second after I enter the area, my perception was wrong. It was more than just a picture or building, but it was real. I found that many people wore costumes from the Europe in 1800s. They performed lot of drama about the culture when renaissance happened. A lot of stuff was sold inside the area such as necklaces, glasses, souvenirs, swords, etc.

I took a picture with some of the famous character in the stories. They are Robin Hood, Captain Jack and the Gang in the Pirate of the Caribbean movie, The Old man from Lord of The Ring, and still many others. It was wonderful to be there because I felt like live in the renaissance era. I saw one family in one part of the area who showed to visitors the cultures from the Europe by doing knitting, baking, making sword manually, and the structure of their house was very unique. I also saw the magic performance like filling a sword into the mouth, drilling the nose, and injecting a needle into the tongue. There was also gipsy dances like Arabic dances. I would recommend you to attend the next festival because we can learn the culture, history, and everything about renaissance.

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Visiting San Xavier – February 7, 2009 Selasa, Sep 1 2009

San Xavier is the first church in Tucson, Arizona. I went to there on February 7 with my friend from CESL. I visited on its website and I found that this church was built in 1783. But many people didn’t kwon who was the architect, who was the artisans. The uncompleted tower was still a mystery until now. San Xavier was the center of Christians teaching in Tucson and it has a historical value. There were many visitors in the day I came there. I was curious to see what was inside the building. From outside, it is like a mosque which has tower and dome in the top on the building. It has artistic ornaments.

We saw many wonderful pictures in the wall. There are many Jesus pictures and his mother, Maria. There must be some stories for each picture. But, I couldn’t understand. There are a lot of candles in the corners of the building and in front of the Church where the priest stand and lead the ceremony. There is a kind of hill located in the left side of the church. I went to the top of the hill and I could see the area surround the church. It was beautiful to see around. I wonder I know the whole story of San Xavier and write a story about it. Overall it was interesting to see San Xavier Church.

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