May 3-4. Gunung Batur. I couldn't go to Indonesia without seeing some volcanoes. We found accommodation on the creator rim road. Most of the towns moved here after the last eruption covered their homes with lava. We chose to hike the less popular south west. Its slightly lower in elevation and has the most volcanic activities. Finding the trail was difficult. The local fascist guide organization forces everyone to use a guide on the mellow trails for a mere $30 US. "Not unless you carry me up". At risk of motor bike vandalizing and harassment we explored the volcanoes. Our guest house owner helped with some hand drawn maps. I figured we just head to the base of the mountain and go up. This turned out to be a bit steep and a bad idea. "Hotshot country". Melodie is still talking to me so it couldn't have been that bad. Took some pictures and played around the steaming gas vent thingy's at the top.

After the hike we took the bike to the crater lake for a cruise.