We buy some hats in the morning for an eigth of the price offered last night by the salesmen outside the hotel. We walk around and see the warning sign and some horses.
before packing our bags and leaving at 11:00 to Bondowoso. On the way we saw fields growing on an almost vertical slope and after 3 hours stopped at the beach to eat lunch at a near by cafe. On the way out of the cafe Gerd stood on a cat. We then swam at the beach and Emma steps on something sharp which is not good as we need to climb up Ijen tonight.
On the way we pass the coal power stations that power most of Java and Bali. Our driver says it’s well protected because it’s a terrorist target.
Up the hill away from the coast we climb towards Bondowosso and meet some groups of girls marching along the road. We also see a bus that seems to have spinned around. Our driver says this wasn’t here this morning.
At Bondowosso homestay we find a very clean new house with tidy rooms and shared bathrooms. It’s very nice, and a shame we have to leave before midnight. We eat at JoJo’s which has nice food and buy cakes at Fatima’s bakery. Sam meets us to discuss our plans and hands us the gas masks.
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