We have a really early start... So early in fact that it was
hardly worth going to bed. The alarm goes off at 3am and the guide is already
waiting for us in reception. We have a sleepy ride in the car out to the viewpoint
to watch the sunrise over Borobudur and Mount Merapi. We arrive at a little hut
and it is raining hard. It is pitch black and we slowly make our way up the
track to the viewpoint. The next hour is pretty spectacular, not the great
sunrise view we had been hoping for but still we get to witness the Borobudur
temple emerge from the low clouds as the day breaks.
We don’t really notice all the other tourists arriving but
by the time we due to go back down to the hut the little track has turned into
a mud slide. And of course we are wearing the backpackers footwear of choice, flip-flops!
Miraculously we arrive back down at the car in one piece and not too covered in
mud.
