Liburan dimana? Iya di Taman Nasional Ujung Kulon

Sinar cerah matahari siang menyengat semua jengkal kulit yang tak berselimutkan. Terbuai dalam ombang-ambing ombak kecil dan semilir angin laut, terayun dalam buaian keindahan celah kerajaan Poseidon.

Sunyi tanpa suara durukduk dari mesin motor kapal kayu, kami terdampar di tengah lautan. Yupe, sang empunya daya mengalami kendala sehingga kehilangan lajunya. Detik pada jam tangan terus berputar lewat 60 menit atau lebih, dan kami masih memandang bagian langit yang sama, di petak laut yang sama. Sebagian dari kami memilih berkunjung ke lembah utopis dalam lelap dan sebagian lainnya hanya memandang menyerap pemandangan laut hijau biru kelam dalam nyenyat.

“DUK … duk … dukduruduk dukdukduk” batuk dan erang sang motor memecah keheningan panjang yang disambut dengan seruan gembira para penumpang. Perjalanan kami pun berlanjut dari awal Desa Taman Jaya – Ujung Kulon menuju ke Pulau Peucang – Ujung Kulon.

Mount Halimun National Park, Where Everthing is Perfect in Imperfection

WELCOME

I heard Sundanese music being played, not far from where I was sitting, from the sounds of Sundanese’s traditional flute to the beat of Jaipong’s melody. The wind softly blew and touched my skins, brought another kind of peace in my soul. My eyes, which were familiar with the horizon turned into red on the roof tops and skyscrapers, never had enough to watch all the rice fields, tea plants, the border of rain forest and a small river passing this small village.      

Laying down on patio, enjoying my early lunch with my new fellow travel buddies. Sharing stories and laughing like an old friends without any judgment. The conversation just flew to where it’s flown away.

I need this kind of break, from the hectic office hour with its tiring politic which make smile loses its meaning. Now I smile and somehow I knew the smile was truly a smile.

We were twelve (from friend asking friend), finally put our footsteps in Halimun Mountain National Park – Malasari Village (Halimun). Umro, Setyawan, Erin, Chiss, Tika, Octa, Adi, Dian, Nat, Eka, Inda and I. This is my story about us in Halimun. 

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