It was an early morning today as we headed up to the volcanic lakes at Kelimutu. We hired a car to drive us up the mountain about forty minutes, before hiking up an additional twenty to view the unusual lakes. Not much to say about the lakes that these photos don’t. Although they’re black, brown, and green today, the periodically change colors although the causes and process is unknown. The last time this occurred was in 1992, when the changed from blue, white, and red to their current colors. Locals believe the souls of the dead go to rest in the lakes, the old to one, the young to another, and the wicked to the third.

 

Also, every now and then tourists disappear, most likely slipping and falling down into the lakes. Scary, but it kept Joylani and I on the paths. After about an hour sitting up there with the lakes in the clouds, we opted to hike down the three hours to the village. Super hot, but a nice walk.