ARI SUCI RAHAYU: Nature

Suddenly remember my summer dream trip to Iceland 2015.

I miss traveling and road trip to somewhere new.

Hope everything will be okay soon.

All pictures taken with iphone 6

2015

HAEUNDAE BEACH

urban beach in Busan, South Korea

all pictures taken with Iphone 7

BANTOL BEACH

a day trip to southern malang with virra and aryo. 4 hours drives from surabaya to south coastal of Malang. To get to this beach is not too difficult, access road is also quite easy. From the crossroad of Sumbermanjing Kulon Village, Pagak Subdistrict, is approximately 10 km to the south. The road was also not too difficult. Although not yet paved, any vehicle can enter. Because, the road to Bantol Beach into the access road in and out of the car type truck to transport wood and fruit.

from surabaya

from malang

The beaches is next to each other

Bantol Beach is not known in general because it is far from the village. Visitors are usually Nature Lovers who come at certain times only. To be able to go to the beach must take the dirt road and macadam through the teak forest. On this beach there is little mangrove forest which is usually rare in the southern coast of Java. The beach is small but the water is crystal clear there is no dirt or rubbish on the beach. Sea waves are not too big because they are in a bay and are protected by clusters of coral along the coastline. But it turns dangerous during the tide season, the waves can sweep the beach swiftly. At low tide the cluster of corals will be seen clear and beautiful from the reflection of clear water exposed to sunlight. In certain months, visitors can enjoy the sunset from Pesanggrahan coral that juts into the middle of the sea.

On Bantol Beach there is a typical brackish water lake mangrove which is the estuary of several small rivers that flow from the teak forest around it. Brackish water is quite tasteless to be used as drinking water, without tasting salty. Around the teak forest there are also many limestone caves frequented by Nature Lovers Group and Cave Trackers for both recreational and scientific research activities. As known to the limestone mountains in the area of South Malang is one of the best karst distribution in Java Island and is known to contain the geological wealth and beauty of the cave.

Brackish water

SELING KATES BEACH

SELING OMBO BEACH

Here a short video of this trip

All pictures taken with iphone7

xoxo

THE BLACK SAND BEACH

Southern Iceland

Morning breeze after a long cold night of northern light hunt we arrived at Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach near Vik, Southern Iceland. The beach covered with black sand and surrounded by big basalt mountain. Glad that we decided to went there early in the morning, because as a local man we met said that this place were really popular. So we came as early as possible for better view.

Morning breeze

The beach was quiet calm in the morning unlike the afternoon. We could enjoy sit on the shore with our (not so) hot chocolate that we bought in the cafe near the beach. It was my first time wore a full windbreaker and scarf on the beach. LOL. but this place was so beautiful. So cold like Iceland but I can feel the warm of it. The local man also told us that this place was famous of puffin-watching. As this bird was spotted in the Clift near the beach. Many people came to see them.

Basalt mountain

The Giant basalt Clift by the beach was one of the reason to visit this place. The majestic rocks on the seaside is something different that other beach I've ever been to. And beside this beach in Northern Europe which is cold even on summer.

all pictures taken with iPhone6

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