Dawn at Penanjakan: cold worth the climb

From Malang through Tumpang, the road climbs and gets colder the whole way. The Himalayan coughed on the last ascent but still reached Cemoro Lawang before dark.

At three in the morning I took a jeep up to Penanjakan with three strangers. Silent, dark, and then an orange line slowly lit up Bromo, Batok, and, far off, Semeru. Everyone stopped talking.

A day behind

The schedule slipped by a day here because of Yogyakarta, but the view did not slip with it. If anyone asks why I tour, just show them that morning.