On Friday, 3rd week in November is our opportunity to visit the city of Metro Lampung. The following trip report we submit to you all.
We departed from Bekasi after Friday prayers, using the Jakarta-Merak toll route through Slipi, Kebon Jeruk, Karang Tengah, that day the toll lane in heavy stuck and just after Karang Tengah the traffic start to smooth flow , we passing this distance is almost 2 hours.
Next, beginning from Karang Tengah, the smooth traffic flow relatively; but before Ciujung-Kragilan the road began to feel uncomfortable, but the effort is being continued improvement. The rest-area at this point is still minimal and not as good as Cipularang highway.
Up in Merak our vehicles have to cross using the Ferry. Luckily the queue is long, but can still be controlled with the order even though one or two vehicles tried to precede each other, bad habits passed-over our nation.
The crossing's cost is IDR 198,000; for vehicles included the passengers, regardless of the number of passengers; some reason the numbers are not rounded.
Loads of cargo was filled with private vehicles, passenger vehicles, buses and trucks.
For passengers who feel bored sitting in the car, seating is provided, there are paid and not paid bases. It is said that prices vary depending on each Ferry’s operator and also the facilities provided.
Ferry that we use in the paid class is still bit pretty, the seat foam is still remains, in the class does not pay the type chair made of reinforced fiber-glass.
There is a television in side, which the pictures at any time can be lost with a modest explanation. The waves are not too large, but the Sunda Strait’s wind blew strong enough at the top deck , and were not comfortable for they are not used.
Maghrib pray we do onboard, there Qiblat directions for each position of the ship, a little confusing for those who are not familiar.
Arriving at Bakauheni, the weather was quite friendly, proceed on the ground of the island of Sumatra. The road is wide and smooth enough. Some km after Bakauheni large vehicles in the traffic lane pointed to the East because the West is no way that traffic is down for maintenance due to landslides, only small vehicles are allowed through this route.
Up in the City of Bandar Lampung, the traffic is quite noisy, especially in downtown. We had dinner near the campus Unila. Food prices can be spelled the same as Bekasi, but a large portion of almost 3 times.
The journey continues, leading to the North through the night. The road remains smooth. There asphalt overlay near Branti airfield , road wide enough and good.
The journey continues, leading to the North through the night. The road remains smooth. There asphalt overlay near Branti airfield , road wide enough and good.
Metro City is clean, quiet at night was not busy as Bandar Lampung. The shops were closed when we crossed it. The only one-two vehicles passed by us, the rest is quiet and dark because of rice field nor lading is on the left and right of us.
After passing through the smooth asphalt roads, we start reaching the road that has been amplified but his condition was perforated here and there so we had to reduce speed if not wanted bouncing.
Indeed we must take this path because of the location we are heading a small village that has not shown on the map of Google, a small village near Punggur transmigration, which is named Srisawahan. We arrived at the location exactly at 00:00 midnight.
Indonesian Version:
Hari Jum’at , minggu ke-3 di bulan Nopember ini kami berkesempatan mengunjungi kota Metro Lampung.
Berikut ini laporan perjalanannya kami sampaikan untuk Anda semua.
Kami berangkat dari Bekasi bakda shalat Jum’at, menggunakan jalur toll Jakarta-Merak melalui Slipi, Kebon Jeruk, Karang Tengah; ternyata hari itu jalur toll macet berat dan baru lancer selepas Karang Tengah, kami tempuh jarak ini hampir 2 jam.
Selanjutnya mulai dari Karang Tengah, traffic relatif lancar_tetapi jalan toll mulai terasa tidak nyaman menjelang Ciujung-Kragilan, tetapi usaha perbaikan nampaknya sedang terus diusahakan. Tempat rehat di jalur ini masih minim tidak sebanyak dan sebagus jalur Cipularang.
Sampai di Merak kendaraan kami harus menyeberang menggunakan Ferry. Beruntung meskipun natrian cukup panjang, tetapi masih bisa dikendalikan dengan tertib walaupun satu-dua kendaraan berusaha saling mendahului, kebiasaan buruk berlalu-lintas bangsa kita.
Biaya penyeberangan ini IDR 198.000; untuk kendaraan dan penumpang, berapapun jumlah penumpangnya; entah kenapa angkanya tidak bulat.
Muatan kargo ternyata dipenuhi kendaraan pribadi, kendaraan penumpang, bus dan truck.
Untuk penumpang yang merasa bosan duduk-duduk dalam mobil, disediakan tempat duduk, ada yang berbayar dan tidak berbayar. Konon harganya berbeda-beda tergantung pada masing-masing operator Ferry dan juga pada fasilitas yang disediakan.
Ferry yang kami gunakan waktu berangkat di kelas berbayar masih lumayan kursi busanya masih banyak yang utuh, di kelas tidak berbayar jenis kursinya terbuat dari reinforced fiber-glass. Tersedia televisi yang gambarnya sewaktu-waktu bisa hilang dengan penjelasan sekedarnya.
Ombak tidak terlalu besar, tetapi angin di Selat Sunda cukup kuat berhembus dan tidak nyaman ber lama-lama di atas deck bagi mereka yang tidak terbiasa.
Sesampainya di Bakauheni, cuaca cukup bersahabat, perjalanan dilanjutkan di atas tanah pulau Sumatera.
Jalanan cukup mulus dan lebar. Beberapa KM selepas Bakauheni kendaraan besar di arahkan ke jalur lintas Timur karena di lintas Barat ada jalan yang sedang dalam perbaikan karena longsor, hanya kendaraan kecil saja yang diperbolehkan lewat jalur ini.
Sampai di Kota Bandar Lampung, traffic cukup ramai terutama di pusat kota. Kami makan malam di dekat Kampus Unila. Harga makanan bisa dibilang sama dengan Bekasi, tetapi besar porsinya hampir 3 kalinya.
Kota Metro cukup bersih, tenang di waktu malam tidak seramai Bandar Lampung. Toko-toko sudah tutup waktu kami melintasinya. Satu dua kendaraan berpapasan dengan kami, selebihnya adalah sepi dan gelap karena sawah dan atau lading berada di sisi kiri dan kanan kami.
Setelah melewati jalan-jalan aspal mulus, kami mulai merambah jalan yang sudah diperkeras tapi kondisinya sudah berlubang di sana-sini sehingga kami harus mengurangi kecepatan bila tidak ingin terpental-pental.
Memang kami harus menempuh jalur ini karena lokasi yang kami tuju sebuah dusun yang belum tertera dipeta Google, sebuah dusun transmigrasi dekat Punggur, yang bernama Srisawahan. Kami tiba di lokasi persis tengah malam jam 00:00.
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