Surabaya - the tourist Mecca.

I can just imagine the hordes of tour groups making their once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to Surabaya's international icon - the Sampoerno cigarette factory. However, it was surprisingly fascinating to watch over the 500 or so workers on an overcrowded factory floor frantically and mechanically rolling cigarettes - 325 every hour!

We've wandered the backstreets, dodging the entrails, heads and feet of various animals, all simmering gently in the afternoon sun, and pushed our way through overcrowded shopping malls, narrowly avoiding being rolled into an enormous bundle of batik.

Perhaps the most laughable part of this city is the occasional gem of poor translation or mimicry of some internationally recognised brand name Cock-a-Cola, CFC, or even Dunny Donuts!!

Time is ticking slowly. The kayaks are in the country. Fingers are crossed.