2011: I visited Mount Bromo in Surabaya in May, only several weeks after it erupted. It was still spewing thick black ash.
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| How cool is that? |
Every now and then as I was climbing up, it would make these thunderous sounds, and a spray of ashes would rain on me.
Apparently there used to be a proper walkway and steps to go up to the crater, but at the time of my visit, they were all buried beneath the ash. I almost had to go on all fours to climb up the slippery slope.
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| Look at the tiny horse down below |
I even managed to look down into the crater, though I couldn't see anything because of the smoke.
Before I had time to descend, it began to rain. Heavily. And because of the ashes in the air, it rained mud! I was drenched and shivering, and when the rain finally subsided, my driver and I found our motorcycle covered with at least half an inch of mud.
Despite all that, it was an exciting adventure.
