Lake Batur

From the heat of Ubud, we drove to Lake Batur, north by about one hour, but a completely different eco-zone. It was raining "kuching and anjing" (cats and dogs) when we arrived, but cleared by early evening, and was lovely enough in the morning for a boat expedition across the lake at the foot of the volcanoe Batur, which last erupted in 1974. We passed villages along the shore, fueled by fish farms, and explored the local graveyard, where bodies are wrapped and left in little cages to protect them from the elements and animals for a while. Skulls are lined up along a ledge, where they can enjoy a view of the volcanoe across the lake in perpetuity,

 

 

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