vulcanogy

Agung blew her top just weeks after my visit
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I was lucky to capture Agung in the few seconds before it disappeared behind cloud cover
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This bad boy right here is the main Kintamani Volcano
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Once again inspired by Liesel Hlista of Nat Geo, I had booked a helicopter flight over the volcano
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A lesson learnt from Mt. Kinabalu- seconds later, Agung had disappeared completely
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Another look at Kintamani/ Batur Lake- Agung is behind the cloud patch at extreme right
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There was a long line of shops on the way selling mandarin oranges
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There were dozens of shops selling this fruit
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I asked my guide if I should buy him a basket of the fruit for a temple ceremony he had invited me to that evening
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The lady was trying to make me buy a few oranges
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The chopper flight was canceled but this view is good enough
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That is the Agung Volcano behind me
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Having got my shot, I turn towards the Kintamani volcano
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I had booked a helicopter flight over the Kintamani Volcano which they unfortunately canceled
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A selfie by the Kintamani Volcano while waiting for our coffee to be served
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Now who needs a chopper flight when I can get views as good as this?
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Good man, my guide- cancelled helicopter flight be damned!
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Somewhere at the foot of that mountain in the distance is the Kintamani Lake
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This was the car we were initially offered but I wanted an earlier model
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Our driver takes a look at his car at my requested photo stop
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When time stood still- the last destructive eruption of Merapi was on 5 Nov. 2010
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Remains of thermos and other tableware after the Nov. 2010 eruption
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All that remains of this radio cassette player is it's LCD display
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Clothes rubbished by the 2010 eruption- I sincerely hope the people were not in them!
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Remains of motorbikes after the Nov. 2010 eruption
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Our jeep waits patiently while we take in the past tragedy
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This massive rock was dislodged at the Nov. 2010 eruption
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I took this to show the wing span of the raptor
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Since I'd taken enough pics with my own white owl, I thought I'd photograph the other two instead
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Locals cash in on the disaster by selling volcanic earth for building and agriculture
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With Merapi behind cloud cover, all we can see now is the path taken by that rolling rock
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Sign advertising a photo spot- pity we could not see anything
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There is an old military bunker at the base of the Merapi volcano
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It was unnerving enough to go in by day, let alone at night!
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A marble tablet inside the disused military bunker at Merapi
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You are supposed to see Merapi in the background
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A photo stop with a volcano backdrop, unfortunately shrouded in cloud cover
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A large poster at the ticketing point shows different tours available around Merapi
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On a clear day this is what the photo stop would have looked like
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This is what we could have seen on a clear day
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In this picture taken on a clear day, it is alarming how far that rock has rolled!
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On a clear day, this is what the bad boy looks like
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