I have never had thoughts that I would go on camping some day. I love going into nature but camping is just not for me at all. Why should we go torturing ourselves when we are able to stay in decent hotels? Where do I have to go when nature calls? We’d be freezing out there. Those were the thoughts I had on camping. But then I know that everything in life should be experienced first before we can judge on something. My sisters Dini and Shanti had to convince me that camping is just a remarkable family activity. Dini and her husband Anis made all the arrangement for this camping thing. This morning we went to Cisarua Safari Park. The kids were so excited and guess what … so did I. When we arrived, we were asked to gather at the main entrance of the park, while our luggage were taking care of by the staff. A guide told us the programme of that day. We started with a walk of 3 km. Good heavens … 3 km??? And I knew that it wouldn’t be just a walk … it was a hiking … We started to walk together but then in a few time I didn’t see the kids anymore. The girls Nadya, Caca, Lala and Lia took huge steps and I stayed with Haykel behind. We went hills up and hills down, through woods and all the green. Every 15 minutes I stopped to gain some energy. I enjoyed this walk very much.
After 2,5 hours of walking, we finally arrived at the camping ground. We had lunch and did some outbound games, like Flying Fox. At first Haykel didn’t want to do this, but after being conviced by as D, he went with his dad up to the place where they play flying fox.
Siang kita beli makanan sendiri. Mandi sore kita lakukan di kamar mandi Umum yang setengah terbuka dan airnya dingin sekali. Sekali lagi anak-anak enjoy banget. Malem kita dihidangkan makan malam. Kita dapat makan malam yang sederhana tapi lekkernya bukan main: ayam goreng, tahu goreng, sayur asam dan ikan asin. Wow enaknya bukan main. Habis makan kita dapat jagung dan kacang rebus + bandrek. Mana udaranya dingin sekali. Yang paling gue senengin adalah suasana yang begitu sunyi ... jauh dari kehingarbingaran ibu kota. Yang terdengar hanya suara binatang di alam terbuka. Terus ada juga api unggun. Tanpa AC kita sudah merasa kedinginan sekali.
Hari Minggu pagi kita dapat nasi goreng kuning + telor dadar .... sekali lagi enak!!!!! Habis sarapan kita lakukan tracking lagi ke air terjun yang jaraknya kira2 2 km. Walaupun kita begitu kelelahan tapi we are happy that Dini and her family invited us for the camping and we would like to return again sometimes.
