We woke up once again to a delicious Indonesian meal consisting of fruit, noodles, fried eggs, rice, sambal, prawn crackers and tea. Shortly afterwards we started driving to Gunung Tujuh; the highest lake in south east Asia. The hike was quite easy (especially compared to Kerinci) but it was quite muddy and slippery because it rained heavily the night before. We saw a whole bunch of interesting wildlife: monkeys, birds, beatles, snails and a plant shaped like a condom. When we got to the top we witnessed the beauty of the lake. It was so undisturbed by wind, rain or wildlife that a slight ripple would oscillate out for about 500m before it damped away. We were lucky enough to find a local who lived by the lake who gave us a lift on his canoe. It was really nice viewing the 7 towering mountains that surrounded the lake. Once again the only downside was the amount of pollution left by the locals. On the shore there were plastic bottles, tin cans and chrisps packets everywhere.
When we got back at about 5:00pm we just collapsed on the floor because two days of constant hiking had taken a toll on our mobility. Out of principle Matt refused to use the Indonesian bathrooms unless completely necessary (I think he was afraid the Queen of England might find out). This made only finding out about toilet paper being for sale by the front door on the last day even more hilarious.
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