Feb. 05 '23

 Ooh! Can I tell you about my office's outing? 

So on the last weekend of January, we had our first office outing in 3 years. 

We travelled for around 4 hours by bus to this beautiful camping ground - although, it was more of a 'glamping' situation. We had rooms instead of tents, with beds, and hot water, mini bar, and even a bathtub in my room, overlooking a beautiful forest. 

The area was called Situ Gunung, 

and the area we explored was called 'Lembah Purba' (ancient valley).

This isn't your average trekking experience for several reasons. 

Firstly, not only the camping ground we had was very 'proper', 

the trekking path itself has already been so well prepared, 

which was great for first-timers, myself included!

It felt more like a walking trail,

but GORGEOUS with ferns and ancient species,

oh and blood-sucking pacet. Ughh. 

But still, beautiful nevertheless. 

The focal point of the trail is a set of waterfall, called 'Curug Kembar'.

We walked around 3km to reach them, and my gosh it was breathtaking. 

The waterfall itself looks like any other, sure,

but its location was the selling point. 

The raven was so lush, and green, and the height made it look ever more majestic. 

I imagined that some Marvel crew would come to see these, 

and got inspired to use it in the next movie. 

It was that epic. 

Walking under the waterfalls were like walking in a storm!

I experienced a similar situation back in '18/'19, 

when it the wind and rain attacked Melbourne, 

but we were too stubborn and went out to the Asian grocery to get hotpot. xD lol.

You couldn't really open your eyes due to the water and wind. 

The road was slippery due to moss and mud. 

But once you were across, you would sit right next to the pond, 

and when you look up, these twins were faithfully soaring. 

Incredible. 

Have I tantalized your inner adventurer into wanting to go there?

Oh I hope you would go!

Juuustt,

one final thing:

along these trails were suspension bridges. 

And, uhm, suspension bridges are 2 things: 

A. it's so high up with nothing connecting it to the ground; and you can literally see everything, including the valley or river underneath. Beautiful but terrifying. 

B. it's shaky. It's not a stable kind of bridge. You will feel the swing, up to the point where the bridge is tilted to the right or left. On the first bridge I crossed, I walked like I had been drinking on a Friday night. Left, right, trying to catch my balance. 

The combination is honestly scary. But, it doesn't mean you shouldn't give it a go!

Along the way, don't think too much about the scary part. 

Instead, immerse yourself in the nature. Let your mind be enveloped by the trees, and leaves, and the smell of the soil. Let your soul drink from the fresh river running through. 

It was an experience like no other. 

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