-This is last sailing of the slow ferry to Jepara, the ship goes to the shipyard, so do not miss it! I did not! The sun was rising over Karimunjawa when I bought the deck ticket for 76000 IDR and embarked the junk ship… The all seats were already occupied, but soon one family went to lay down on the mate on the deck and they ceded a seat to me… Bye, remote Karimunjawa! The sea was calm, but we still were sailing around 5 hours. In Jepara I took the pushbike rickshaw to get from the port to the poor and hot bus terminal. Minibus to Semarang appeared soon and we started 3-hours drive to the capital city of Central Jawa. Imagine old, dirty minibus with wide-open windows stopping at almost every corner. Soon it became full and overcrowded. Indonesians are allowed to smoke in such a buses and they do! Very hard experience for 50000 IDR – that’s the cost of the ticket to Semarang… I was really happy to get of the vehicle at 3.30 pm. City bus took me to the center of the city where in the side, narrow alley I found my 9-dollar guesthouse… Nobody speaks English here. My room has just the matress on the floor and adjacent Asian “ski style” toilet. No sink, no shower. I believe I will survive till the morning 🙂
