Bromo


View at Picasa More of Batok and Semeru03-Apr-2010 06:31, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 4.5, 14.303mm, 0.004 sec, ISO 80

We once again failed to make it to Flores for Easter, but a trip to East Java and Bromo was a good last minute choice for the long weekend. We headed off with our friends John, Michael and Karen to Surabaya on a much delayed Lion Air flight, stayed one night near the airport, and then headed off to Bromo on Good Friday. The drive to Bromo is a bit of drag, but after about 3 hours we were driving up though the great countryside to the village on the ancient crater rim that overlooks Bromo. Like most people we stayed in Cemoro Lawang, which is is the closest village and literally perched on edge of the north side of crater rim. Despite the number of people that pass though, Cemoro Lawang is a lovely place and the farmland of mostly cabbages and corn fields cover the slopes of the crater rim away to the north, and terraces reach up the steep surrounding slopes.
Bromo is probably the most popular volcano attraction in Indonesia for good reason. Bromo sits in the middle of the “Sea of Sand”, an ancient crater, with the perfect ridged cone of Gunung Batok next to Bromo. On the crater rim, the viewpoint is Pananjakan, from where thousands of people watch the sun rise with Bromo and Batok in the crater below, and Java’s highest peak Semeru in the background. In the Sea of Sand, there is also a Hindu temple. The only problem is that you don’t have to earn the fantastic view – there is a road that leads from Sea of Sand up to within 5m of the summit of Penajakan, and most people take trips by four-wheel drive jeeps or motorbikes for the sunrise. On the Easter long weekend we were there the viewing point was a circus, with hundreds of jeeps lining the road near the Panajakan summit. We managed to do a good hike from Cemoro Lawang to Pananjakan, and avoid the crowds until the last 15 minutes of the hike. We also walked into the crater from Cemoro Lawang and across the Sea of Sand to Bromo. At the foot of Bromo is the temple and got some great views on the morning we were leaving of the crater full of mist.

On the way back to Surabaya, we went to look at some Hindu temples that are found on the slopes of Gunung Penanggungan, near the to the resort town of Trawas. This looks like a great small volcano to come back and climb another time.


View at Picasa Sea of Sand, Bromo behind02-Apr-2010 14:22, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 8.0, 6.2mm, 0.006 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Sea of Sand, Bromo and Batok02-Apr-2010 14:28, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 8.0, 6.2mm, 0.01 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Seas o f Sand, Bromo and Batok02-Apr-2010 14:30, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 8.0, 6.2mm, 0.008 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Bromo from Sea of Sand02-Apr-2010 14:43, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Temple02-Apr-2010 14:46, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 8.0, 6.2mm, 0.008 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Temple from foot of Bromo Crater02-Apr-2010 14:49, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 8.0, 6.2mm, 0.008 sec, ISO 80
View at Picasa Temple, climbing the crater02-Apr-2010 14:55, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.004 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Steps to the Bromo crater02-Apr-2010 14:57, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Looking back to the temple from the crater02-Apr-2010 15:02, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.004 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Batok from Bromo02-Apr-2010 15:04, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.006 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Bromo crater edge02-Apr-2010 15:05, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.004 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Bromo crater02-Apr-2010 15:07, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.004 sec, ISO 80
View at Picasa Panajakan Summit for sunrise with some “friends”03-Apr-2010 05:13, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.017 sec, ISO 250	View at Picasa Sunrise03-Apr-2010 05:20, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.02 sec, ISO 250	View at Picasa Batok, Bromo, with Semeru in the background03-Apr-2010 05:21, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 250	View at Picasa Bromo smoking in the morning light03-Apr-2010 05:24, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 250	View at Picasa A closer look at Bromo, Batok and Semeru03-Apr-2010 05:25, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 4.0, 11.614mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 250	View at Picasa The light grow on Batok, Bromo and Semeru03-Apr-2010 05:27, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.077 sec, ISO 250
View at Picasa Light catch the summit of Semeru03-Apr-2010 05:34, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 4.0, 11.614mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 250	View at Picasa Sunrise makes Semeru glow red03-Apr-2010 05:35, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 3.5, 9.681mm, 0.033 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Crater edge from Panajakan, morning light03-Apr-2010 05:37, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.077 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Sunlight catches the Bromo crater edge03-Apr-2010 05:40, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Sunrise over the crater edge03-Apr-2010 05:41, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.033 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Looking to the sunrise from Panajakan03-Apr-2010 05:43, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.003 sec, ISO 80
View at Picasa Semeru03-Apr-2010 05:43, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 4.9, 18.6mm, 0.02 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Bromo and Semeru smoking03-Apr-2010 05:54, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 3.2, 7.23mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa ANother look at Semeru, Bromo and Batok03-Apr-2010 05:55, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.003 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Light fills the Sea of Sand03-Apr-2010 05:57, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.003 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Crater edge and Sea of Sand03-Apr-2010 05:57, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.005 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa The crowds at the Panajakan summit03-Apr-2010 05:58, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 8.0, 6.2mm, 0.008 sec, ISO 80
View at Picasa Another Sea of Sand epic photo03-Apr-2010 05:59, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.003 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa The temple visble in the sunlight in the sea of sand03-Apr-2010 06:02, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.003 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Sunlight catches the ridges of Batok03-Apr-2010 06:02, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 4.0, 11.614mm, 0.005 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa The winding ridge behind the crater rim of Bromo visible03-Apr-2010 06:30, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Bromo and the temple03-Apr-2010 06:30, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 4.9, 18.6mm, 0.004 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa The crater rim – apocalyptic03-Apr-2010 06:30, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.003 sec, ISO 80
View at Picasa More of Batok and Semeru03-Apr-2010 06:31, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 4.5, 14.303mm, 0.004 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Bromo03-Apr-2010 06:32, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 4.9, 18.6mm, 0.004 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa One more photo!03-Apr-2010 06:33, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa and another03-Apr-2010 06:34, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Butak from Panajakan03-Apr-2010 06:49, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 8.0, 6.2mm, 0.005 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Arjuna and Wellirang from Panajakan03-Apr-2010 06:53, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 4.9, 18.6mm, 0.003 sec, ISO 80
View at Picasa Looking back to Panajakan as we descend03-Apr-2010 07:04, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.003 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Crater rim as we descend03-Apr-2010 07:05, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 3.5, 9.681mm, 0.003 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa The green sea of sand as we descend03-Apr-2010 07:33, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 9.0, 8.295mm, 0.008 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Sea of Sand03-Apr-2010 07:33, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 4.5, 14.303mm, 0.003 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Farming on the crater rim, looking at Panajakan summit03-Apr-2010 08:00, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.003 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Farming up the slopes03-Apr-2010 08:00, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.003 sec, ISO 80
View at Picasa Cabbages and Pananjakan03-Apr-2010 08:15, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 2.8, 6.2mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Morning mist in covers the sea of sand04-Apr-2010 06:40, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 8.0, 6.2mm, 0.005 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Morning mist04-Apr-2010 06:40, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 8.0, 6.2mm, 0.004 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Bromo and Batok emerge from the mist04-Apr-2010 06:41, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 8.0, 6.2mm, 0.003 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Bromo from the mist04-Apr-2010 06:42, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 11.0, 11.614mm, 0.005 sec, ISO 80	View at Picasa Panajakan summit above the mist04-Apr-2010 06:45, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 8.0, 6.2mm, 0.006 sec, ISO 80
View at Picasa Panajakan and the village in the morning mist04-Apr-2010 06:52, Canon Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, 8.0, 6.2mm, 0.01 sec, ISO 80