another side of Nias (29 Dec 2011)

finally we can be free, just three of us. finally... but not long after that, we get some tails again. in the end, we can't just be strangers in this island. we head to the museum (yeah, wen xiang sends us there). but he can't join us to walk around there (did i hear "thanks goodness"?) due to hectic schedule. he explained to us that we come at the wrong time. it's one of the busiest time in whole year. but he kindly drives us around and gives interesting info about nias, which we appreciate it a lot.

the entrance to the restaurant, but it's closed. too bad we can't try the food there

this slide brings us directly to the ocean

while enjoying our time alone at the museum, alvin phones us to say he'll bring us around the beaches. we give up our free will and obligedly follow him. first, we drop at the new hotel national. it is still in the progress, there are many logs, nails, and hammers flying everywhere. and the most amazing thing is that they have this, i don't know what they call it - a bridge?, it is extremely shaky and i still don't know the function of it. but when we try it, it's truly a fear factor thingy. i can't make it to the end, but Irene did. then we go to malaga beach, which is 5 mins drive from the new national hotel.

this beach boy passes the should-be-a-fear-factor bridge cheerfully

mr. crab becomes our fave friend on the beach