Indonesia Gunung Ijen

From Bali back to Java we continued our trip with a nice hike again. For wanting to see the sunset at Gungun Ijen, we woke up at 4 oclock to see the sunrise from the mountain. On arrival at the lowest point the bus was going it was freezingly cold. On way up we were passing by sulphate workers carrying down 50 kg sulphate that was mined on the top of the crater. Those workers walk up 2 times a day for 6000 rubih per kilo *which is 60 euro cents*.
Sweating off they asses and when just imagining for having to carry down this weight whilst I was almost dying from the heat, just to make two end . . . uff . . .

After 1, 5 hours of hike we finally reached the top of the crater. Sulphate smoke was intoxicating. While inhaling it was acidy and after it was burning in the lungs. Men were breaking the sulphate out from the mountain which then got carried down the mountain. The volcanic lake was boilingly hot so after a quick break we continued our way back down.