Incredible Banyuwangi – Gunung Ijen

My story was not over yet because we (me and six friends of mine) have planned to my hometown, Banyuwangi. There is a pride on me to live in Banyuwangi since many incredible places exist to be visited. What type of natural experience that you like the most? Hike to mountain? Camping on an unpopulated island? Snorkeling, and surfing for more extreme? Waterfall? Farm? You’ll get those experiences in Banyuwangi. Seems like I’m promoting Banyuwangi. Haha…But that’s truth. Come here to prove it. Contact me and I will ride you go around If I am home  (I’m finishing final thesis for my undergraduate now).
First destination was Gunung Ijen (Ijen Mount) which well known to its blue fire. It was not my first time hike this mountain, before I have hiked it on August 17th (Indonesia independent day) with different team. Packed all the staffs (clothes, medicines, snacks, cooking ware, tents, etc.) on carrier and got ready. We had a long-dark-uphill way to get the final post, named Paltuding. It was quiet scary (honestly) because along the way is coffee-clove-cacao garden and forest. It is seriously dark bro, no light at all at least until the last village. We sometimes reduced weight because of extreme uphill, one person rode and the rest walked. Or it was because of we rode wrong motorcycle, hahaha. Higher we rode, colder it was and rain made it worse. We chilled. It seems like we had fucking hard way to get paltuding, but seriously that what we say adventure is.