A Moment at Kuningan

The heavy Rain down while a group of motorcycles rider start their tour from Paingan, Maguwoharjo, Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta. Their destination was The Grotto of Mother Mary of Graceful, Cigugur, Kuningan, West Java. It doesn’t make them cancelled their plan, because the rain was friends of them. Seven motor cycles with 12 people was the member of this group. They choose the south route of java till Buntu crossroad, and then turn right to Purwokerto, Bumiayu, Ciawi gebang then Kuningan.

Actually, this route was very bad. There were many holes throughout the route from purwokerto, especially at Prupuk. Many times our tires smashed by these big holes. The bad road and the rain, make our trip get 12 hours to get to Kuningan. At 5 AM we get down the Cigugur area. Fortunately there’s one family that we know there and gave us a place for transit before we get to the Grotto. Fresh water makes us fresh and a cup of coffee make us stronger, but the hospitality of this family make us alive again. Almost of the group can take their slept there comfortable. Sadly I have no idea to ask about this family, even the name of them.

After the rest, some of us take a walk to nearby. We take picture of traditional pledge, and the church there. The mid day, even she hasn’t home, Mother of the family had prepared the lunch for us. She hope that we have to get staying there at least one night more, and it will be honorary and happiness as the friends of his brother at Sanata Dharma University came and stay at Her house. What a pity that some of us had to get home immediately and that problem cancelled our plan to stayed more there.

Next destination was The Grotto of Graceful Mary. From the church we must take the ascend road. The strip to the Grotto was only a footpath. It has crossed the cemetery, so it wills very chilling when you must get there alone at the midnight. The turn at the end of the cemetery, you must get left, because if you straight on this footpath, you just back to the asphalt road again. From here, the footpath gets steeper. Your passenger must walk on their foot to get save to pass this footpath or the abyss ready to catch you both. The end of this footpath was an area describe the garden of Getsemani, the place where Jesus captured by the soldier before He get Killed by Them. From here you just can get the Grotto by foot. You must climb a small hill to get the Grotto. Nature scenery will accompany your view till the Grotto.

The calm and quiet of this place will make you peace and help on your meditation. The houses were far away from this place. The winds blows cool bring the mist and make every where looks white and the visibility closer. You would feel the different atmosphere here.

Finally, we must start back home and we decide the different route from we arrived. We choose the south route to Ciamis, through Darma reservoir, then Banjar, Wanaraja, Wangon, Rawalo, Buntu, and the rest was the same route as departure. Monday evening we start our tour, and Tuesday morning we get home at beloved city of Jogjakarta.
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