When Momma and Daddy took us on road trips we always stopped at Stuckey’s. Daddy got us Cokes and Momma bought a pecan log. We all got out and went to the bathroom. During this road trip, Stuckey’s was on my mind. Where is my Stuckey’s????? I will NEVER complain about another bathroom on a road trip! I promise!!
This week I visited another village and stayed with a family. Another professor (Abdul), 2 students (Zhori and Tofsili), and I all took a road trip to visit the Pekal Tribe in Suka Negara Village (sorry no links to this place in English). The village is near the beach and the drive was along the coast–beautiful drive. Below are pictures from the Indonesian Roadside Beach Stand. We stopped for the view and the fresh coconuts. The dukun said coconut water purifies the body. Had a bathroom break before we left!
beach stand 
beach stand 
beach stand 
beach 
beach 
beach 
beach 
coconuts 
drinking coconut 
bathroom
The next road stop was another village. This one on the beach too. Of course, I had to go again before we got back on the road! The cows here usually just roam around. I was surprised to see these tied up–Tim Scott I can just see your cows all over Sophia! I ran Tuesday morning in the village at the school track and had to step around the cows! I stopped in this village to talk to a possible dukun for my study. Down to the beach with the best tour guides–a local man and his daughters. Then back on the road to Suka Negara Village. Tammy Patrick–feet in the ocean for you!
beach 
feet in the Indian Ocean 
beach 
river going into the ocean 
best tour guides 
best tour guides 
bathroom 
bathroom
I stayed with a wonderful family in Suka Negara Village–Tofsili’s sister, brother in law, and 2 children. They were great. She is a seamstress and makes all of their clothes. She is really good. The oldest daughter is 7 and she is famous for her singing. She has YouTube videos. Video of the house. The youngest daughter was terrified of me. She had never seen anyone like me before. By Wednesday, she was coming around and would sit near me.
family i stayed with 
the mom is a seamstress 
mom, Tofsili, Abdul, me 
daughter famous singer in the area
Tuesday we went to the beach. Abdul in the pictures is pretending he is in Bali. You can see a lot of rocks on the beach. They are river rocks, but they did not get here from the river. This was the forest and covered with rainforest. Sea level rise and destroying the rainforest to plant palm oil palms has caused erosion on the beach. The rocks you see were underground. Almost impossible to walk on the beach now. While we were there, I met a man who insisted I buy his Indonesian lobster, which because of over harvesting of the young is causing major concern about their future. You will need to see the video to find out what I did with the lobster we purchased. He was very proud of them.
walking to the beach 
this tree had the most beautiful colors 
Abdul acting like he is in Bali 
Abdul acting like he is in Bali 
like a work of art 
lobster fisherman 
buying lobster
Last day at in Suka Negara Village. We ate fresh cut sugar cane. Never had that. The first photograph is a picture of Tofsili’s house when he was growing up. This is a traditional house in his village. We took a bath in the river before we left. We were not alone–a woman with her 2 children were bathing and washing clothes.
Tofsili’s house growing up 
eating sugar can before she goes to school 
eating sugar cane 
washing clothes in the river 
washing clothes 
woman washing her kids and clothes 
bath in the river
8 responses to “January 13-15: Road Trip–Where is Stuckey’s!!!!”
Looks like a great place, beautiful places all over.
Hope that your trip is all you expect it to be and thanks for sharing your adventure with us!
Thank you! So far the trip is more than I expected. I am learning a lot.
Thank you ao much for sharing this experience with us. I wish you safe travels.
Love ya,
Bobbi
Thank you!
Really beautiful and interesting to.
Yes. I wish you could be here!
I am proud of you for putting your feet in the water. Happy you have learned something from me! Wish I could put that on my list with the Baltic Sea and the ocean in Ireland!
The ocean is beautiful from a distance–very blue, but when you get close to the beach it is dark.