Labuan Cermin Lake

Can i tell you a story? This is the journey of backpackerborneo in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. this is amazing journey because that land. This is real story. He say.....

Ever heard of a lake that has two flavors and transparent like glass? If you do not come to Labuan Cermin Lake!

Labuan Cermin Lake located in the village of Labuan Kelambu in Kecamatan Biduk-Biduk East Kalimantan, which can be reached by land route approximately 6 to 7 hours from the capital of Berau Regency, Tanjung Redeb. To achieve Berau itself there are several ways as it is commonly done to achieve Derawan Islands. It is usually tourists who come here usually first visited the underwater paradise Derawan Islands.

Small Fish

The first morning I was in Biduk-Biduk greeted by sunshine looks shyly at the eastern horizon, shortly after breakfast of grilled fish as big as the palm of the hand as I mentioned in my previous article, (Guest First Specialty Sivia, Biduk-Biduk) I drove slowly by bike loaned by the innkeeper.

Follow signs Labuan Cermin lake, I went into a seemingly newly cemented road, almost missed when arriving on a bridge as banner information already looks dull, torn here and there and writing barely legible anymore.

Door to Lake

While waiting for the boat, I had a talk with the store owner's mother that I frequent, apparently she rents inner tubes to float and tools for snorkeling. In fact, he also briefly talked about the unfair competition by one of the owners of the ship. He forbade riding to hire a tire with him because he also had 3 tires rented at the lake.

Play in water like mirror

Apparently it is true that the mother complained, I myself heard when no one wants to hire a tire he said, "Do not just hire here, inside as well I also have a tire for rent".

"I knew it themselves heard" his mother said. I just smiled, the actual situation is different if he just suggested to the guests who come to pick hire here or within, not by banning. Sad indeed, greed can sometimes blinds people.

Labuan Cermin Lake

After the second boat came sayapun soon rise because it coincided with one family group who came. There are only two boats usually brings tourists here, after ushering guests to their lake back to the bridge unntuk waiting for a ride that want to the lake, only then they pick up the guests who were present inside.

As soon as the boat left the bridge boat departure point directly facing the swift currents of the inside because it coincided with the water began to recede. After passing under the iron bridge we will enter a lagoon that is not telalu in, to essentially be seen clearly.

Not far was a trip to the lake two flavors, about 15 minutes after a trip through the entrance obstructed by the pipe clean water to deter boat into the lake when the tide, we will enter into a lake with turquoise waters.

Two Sense Lake

There is a raft that was created for the tourists dressed and sat before getting into the water. I tried to dip their hands and taste it with my tongue,

Ah, tasteless.

"Below you salty, when ordinary just above the water" says a child beside me.

That's the first thing I did when I first got a glass-clear lake water, no wonder people call it the Labuan Lake Mirror. In addition to crystal clear water of the lake that is not wider than a football field also has a uniqueness that is not owned by any other ordinary lake, the water content in it. Seawater and freshwater live peacefully side by side like glass separated by invisible to the eye.

Feel the freedom

Light penetrating through the base

Swim around in clear water refreshing not only rejuvenate, but also my mind after a long journey that I went through to get here. Enjoy every moment of soaking in cold water, see the fish swimming with benign is called "Real Holiday".

Capitalised leased mask and fins I tried to swim to the other side of the lake. But the shadow of a water creature with sharp teeth tearing a thigh smooth bikini in the film "Piranha" made me reverse the body, is a kind of film that makes the image of animals such as sharks will not interfere with actual human beings if not interrupted, even tend to fear and shy when meeting a human being becomes terribly.

Around with boat

Schools of fish seem to swim freely in the timber submerged in the water, I tried several dives to feel the difference of water in the lake. My little friend was also dive to the bottom of the lake to fill bottles with salt water that is beneath for just membuktika to others who are not able to dive.

The sun started shining just above the crown of when we started leaving this lake, we should stir mercurial captain to look for the deeper parts of the water so that the bow of the boat we did not touch the bottom of the water.

Actually there are many other potential possessed by the Biduk-Biduk District, just unfortunately still has not worked and managed properly. Coastline that stretches all the way to have a clean white beach equipped with palm trees swaying as if calling for to put into the trunk hammock while enjoying coconut water straight from the tree.

 Biduk-biduk Beach

Relax in a hammock 

In addition there is a gulf Sulaiman landscape surrounded by green hills, waterfall, fast-flowing river that even an island which is said to have underwater scenery with beautiful coral reefs. Unfortunately I do not have time to explore further the potential hidden-owned by the Biduk-Biduk. The message "Do not forget to come back here ya" from the innkeeper's mother seemed to presage that one day I will come back to this place.

That his story.