Kelimutu Volcano

  Another wisp of gagging, poisonous sulfuric gas hit me in the face and made me shut my eyes. Once again, I was slipping and sliding on loose volcanic rocks – yellowish rocks that you can crumble in your hands which make it tough to stand up, let alone do any climbing.  Several hundred feet [...]

Ende, Guns, and the future

Hotel Ikhlas has a large screen television in its open air lounge and last night I crashed in front of it to watch the evening news. Even though it is in Indonesian and I barely understand a word, I was half-hoping to catch up on what happened in the world of soccer.  Being on the [...]

Bajawa volcano climb

The smell was gagging but the sights were so interesting that I didn’t care. I was standing on the rim of the newest formed volcano in Flores, Wawo Muda, which erupted in 2001.  The now-dormant volcano has 3 disgustingly colored sulfur lakes in the vents – sort of a mini Kelimutu.  As usual, it was [...]

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