- the Lesser Sunda Islands and the Komodo Dragons
- Village Life
- Borneo and the Old Men of the Forest
- Indonesia - Land of Volcanoes
Bali
For North Americans Bali probably brings images of beaches and nightclubs to mind. But Bali is greater than that. It is an island 2200 sq. miles in size, with a population of 4.2 million.
We arrived in Bali ahead of the gathering of our traveling party. I took the opportunity to hire a local guide and tour a portion of the island away from 'Party Bali' . Here are a few images
The Water Temple - Ulun Danu - Lake Beratan
Ulun Danu is one of the iconic images of Bali. The first two images of this blog entry are from sunrise. We were fortunate to have thunderstorms in the night as we drove towards the mountains. The shreds of the clouds provided the texture in the sky.
Air Terjun Yeh Ho (the waterfall at Yen Ho)
Bali is green, green, green. We arrived at the end of the rainy season, and there were showers in the hills in the night as we were driving. So the rivers and rivulets were running high. My guide took me to Yeh Ho. A beautiful waterfall at the head of a valley in the hills.
Rice Fields at Jatiluwh
The mountainous nature of Bali (and the other islands) leaves little level ground for farming. So the hills are terraced and rice and other crops are grown. With the warm and wet climate three crops a year can be grown. My guide says that usually two crops of rice are grown followed by a rotation of soybeans or other legumes. In these terraces the rice was approaching the point of the grain heads emerging. As we traveled across the island we also saw new plantings and rice being harvested.
Click on the links to follow our additional stops in Indonesia
- the Lesser Sunda Islands and the Komodo Dragons
- Village Life
- Borneo and the Old Men of the Forest
- Java
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