Nishii returned home safely from NIAS Island today.
I will be reporting on the trip in about four parts on my blog.
This is a Lion Air flight from Jakarta to Medan.
On the plane, the young pro from Shikoku, Kurokoshi Taiki, 19 years old, was looking back on the past.
I was surprised to hear that he had recently contracted dengue fever in Bali.
People waiting for their checked baggage to be released.
Upon arriving in Medan, the exit looked like this.
The pro riders who are part of the trip are:
There were three of us, including myself and Jun Shiiba, a pro who was ranked second in the JPSA rankings in 2010.
We arrived safely in Medan, and after taking some commemorative photos, we headed to our hotel in Medan for our first night.
This is an object at the entrance of the Dharmadeli Hotel, where, for some reason, I always stay when I'm in Medan.
Colorful stone rings are sold at the hotel's gift shop.
At this point it was 11pm (1am Japan time) so I checked in at the front desk.
When it comes to beer in Indonesia, BINTANG is the one.
The next morning, I woke up at 5am, got on a bus, and headed to my third plane.
The last plane was a propeller plane, and we were heading to Gunung Sitoli Airport on Nias Island!
We had a hard time loading the six people's board cases. To be continued...