Wandering Browns

Volcano on the way Day two of our Bali dream vacation began rather early. Right before going to dinner the day before, I booked us on a snorkeling tour to Tulamben, which is on the northeast coast of Bali. We agreed to go with a group of scuba divers so that we wouldn’t have to pay for the requisite three people that is required for a tour. We decided to schedule a tour because hiring a car is expensive in Bali, and the place we were going was two and a half hours away. For the price of the tour, we got a guide, lunch, snorkeling equipment, and transportation from our hotel to and from the dive site. I thought it was a great deal considering it would have cost us just that much in transportation to get there! Anyway, we had to leave early- around 7:00 am to get there by 11. We chose to go with Bali Aqua snorkeling, and we loved our experience! Rice Fields First, they took us to their office to pick up our equipment. We were each outfitted with fins, a mask and snorkel, and...

Close up crab patterns- with their hiding holes Tiny crabs made these intricate patterns in the sand overnight First, the fisherman had to take the motor out of a nearby shack and put it on the boat. Austin finally had a few days off before starting working on the 2nd of two units he is helping with here in Cilacap. I have been wanting to go to the island since we got here, and we finally got the chance! It was one of the coolest experiences we've had since starting traveling- so magical! The island is just right across the river from Cilacap, and its name is Kambangan Island, nusa=island in Indonesian. It has four maximum security prisons on it, reached only by ferry across the river. People held there include terrorists, drug dealers, and politicians in prison for corruption. Sounds like a fun group. The prisons are accessible from the east side of the island- closer to Cilacap, and the tourist attractions are along the southern border and the western border. The ho...