Volcano Trip

01/10/06 Volcano Trip

Took a trip back up to the hills of Bali to check out theGunung Batur Volcano. On the way up we stopped and checked out some local art and a Balinese (Barong) dance. Which is a story about the eternal struggle between good and evil.

This is a Barong. A mythical creature that represents good.

Some rice terraces on the way to the volcano.

This guy was collecting reeds to make these cool hats.

This guy is my hero!! He is a plantation farmer. They grow all sorts of fruit and spices but most important..... COFFEE! He's roasting fresh coffee beans which I tasted and bought and have been consuming ever since.
Gunung Batur Volcano. I was hoping for some lava a chaos but it was a pretty nice view all the same. It last erupted in1926 I think. The Dutch evacuated the cities below so nobody was killed. But in 1917 thousands of people were killed! The only thing that wasn't destroyed was a temple.