Me and Semeru,  I'm not as close as it looks, but Semeru is a big volcano and that is a big bang.  Quite a buzz to be so close.
Me
Me and Tom Pfeiffer (a volcanologist who who first showed me the volcanoes of Java) watching Semeru erupt.
Sharing a cigarette.  All the miners in Ijen smoke.  Why not?  It probably does them less harm than the volcano.
Me and Tom Pfeiffer (a volcanologist who who first showed me the volcanoes of Java) watching Semeru erupt.
Me and Tom Pfeiffer (a volcanologist who who first showed me the volcanoes of Java) watching Semeru erupt.
Me and Tom Pfeiffer (a volcanologist who who first showed me the volcanoes of Java) watching Semeru erupt.
See photo in original gallery.