Harau Valley Part One

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Harau Valley
Harau Valley.
After another 15+ hour trans-Pacific crossing on Singapore Airlines (this time from SFO), we arrived in Jakarta late on Sunday night. A quick nap in the airport hotel and a 90 minute flight put us in Padang, a city in West (more like central) Sumatra the following morning. From there, we were driven about 3 hours to Harau Valley in the interior of the island. Here we stayed in a place called Abdi Homestay that was recommended to us by Joulee. Very nice indeed: a bunch of basic bungalows scattered at the base of a 250 meter tall waterfall.

Photos

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A sunrise view of Mount Hood as we depart Portland (October 2025).
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Killing time at Singapore airport (October 2025).
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Leaving Jakarta for Padang the following morning (October 2025).
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Welcome to Padang on Sumatra (October 2025).
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Early in the 2.5 hour drive from Padang Airport to Harau Valley (October 2025).
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Along the drive to Harau Valley (October 2025).
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Random roadside sights in Sumatra (October 2025).
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A Padang restaurant right outside of Padang (October 2025).
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Sumatra (October 2025).
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Somewhere in the mountains of Sumatra (October 2025).
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Roadside Sumatra (October 2025).
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Sumatra (October 2025).
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Sumatra from the car (October 2025).
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Found a durian peddler along the drive. Had to stop of course (October 2025).
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A bit early in the durian season and so the stock quality was unimpressive (October 2025).
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Some town along the drive (October 2025).
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A bit overcast; October marks the end of the dry season in most of Indonesia (October 2025).
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Traditional architecture (October 2025).
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Sumatra (October 2025).
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Approaching the Abdi Homestay (at the base of the waterfall on the left; October 2025).
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At the Abdi Homestay (October 2025).
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Abdi Homestay (October 2025).
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The beautifully situated Abdi Homestay (October 2025).
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Another one of Abdi Homestay (October 2025).
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Our basic but comfy bungalow at the Abdi Homestay in Harau Valley (October 2025).

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