About 2 weeks ago, I went on my first!! hiking trip ever (first one that I did willingly anyway). I'd long heard about how the climb for Mt Bromo and Kawah Ijen is a must do because they have amazing views for the easy (debatable) hike that it is. Plus I wanted something a 'lil different from the usual city hopping we've been doing - so this was perfect.
In fact it went so well that my friends are now planning another hiking trip, this time to Rinjani instead...... perhaps the worst possible outcome but alright.
Our guide Esnawan lined up the most amazing activities, and Kawah Ijen was only just the beginning. It started raining halfway through our night trek (fun) so we were cold and miserable by the time we got to the top (really fun). But the fog from the rain and the hues from the sunrise gave us this misty pink sky - so I'd say it worked out in the end.
Boyfriend may beg to differ cos he was dying in his 2 layers but never mind about him now.
The mist made it crazy difficult to see the crater lake clearly but!! we spotted a huge rainbow so I'd say that made the hike pretty worth it.
Esnawan and our guide up Ijen made us hot drinks and instant noodles which were heaven to hold since we were all freezing. Yeah, I was too, even in double layer socks and leggings and 4 layers of heat tech/ hoodie/ fleece vest/ windbreaker.
On our way down we met a few sulphur miners who so kindly let us touch their blocks of sulphur and take photos.
Prolly the most anti-climatic end to a post ever - but it rained through the morning even after we got to the top, so we were soaked through. After we got back to the car we sat in our wet clothes for 2 hours until we got off at a rest stop where we proceeded to plaster the car with our clothes like the true barbarians we are.
Sunshine and dry feet had never felt so good.
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