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November 8th 2009
Published: November 16th 2009
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27 October 2009 - 28 October 2009 TOUR: Coffee Plantation and Ijen Plateau 2 day tour, including transport to Ijen and then Banyuwangi port, one nights accommodation--Rp400,000 Tired but satisfied we had enough time for a warm cup of tea and some breakfast before we set off on our platation tour at 9.30am. This is how the agent described it: " We will drive to probolinggo where you will be tr... Read Full Entry



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5 am was not the time to be trekking!
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The first of the sulfur miners heading up
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Baskets of sulfur
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He was only too happy to be posing for a photo, a then he wanted money.
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An hour later and a well-deserved rest stop for Dan
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Dan and his Pop Mie
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We walked higher...
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...and higher...
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..until it felt like we would reach the sun!
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Dan had his energy renewed after the rest stop...or maybe it was altitude sickness!
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2 hours later we neared the crater.



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