Mount. Batur dua

The main dark patch is not a shadow from a cloud, it's lava rock

  Ipid (the last intern) and I set out for Batur at 3am one saturday morning. We left that early to experience sunrise over the mountains. We arrived an hour to early (on Stefan's suggestion) and found ourselves freezing and wondering why the hell we listened to him. But as soon as the sky started to change in to the slightest hue of blue it all became apparent. The morning was so clear and crisp it felt like a completely different than the Bali in knew the day before. 

To transition from cold starry night to warm morning sun was an experience I have never had; the change of detail was stunning.  

As it became light enough, around 7am, we headed down to the lake and the alien landscape. I couldn't believe my eyes, midnight black rock with neon green grass just does not exist. But in this region they have full, year round crops growing amongst the charcoal earth. Yes, we stop in one area so I could grab a photo and we hear this rustling behind us. Out pops two bright white puppies and I lost it! We spent the next half hour debating the possibilities of taking one home. We couldn't do it and were back in Ubud for breakfast by 9am. What a damn good morning.