Pen's Travels

Life and time wait for no one

Welcome to my world

I love the hills and I love to travel. This blog takes you to some of the places I have visited on my jaunts – the mountains I have yomped up, interesting people I have met (you always meet interesting people in the hills) and adventuresome capers I’ve had on the way.

A wreck alive

30/07/2017

The sunken ship looms up ahead. A ghostly shape in the underwater gloom. The Japanese shipwreck from WWII remains here where it sunk 70 years ago. Swimming closer you can clearly see the curved stern of the boat and the remains of the rudder and propeller but the bow is crumpled. Whether through being bombed … More A wreck alive

A mountain of rubbish on Mount Rinjani

30/07/2017

“If you can see past the rubbish, Rinjani is a beautiful mountain” said the Aussie who had just come down. I wondered if he was exaggerating about the litter. I mean, how bad could it be? Mount Rinjani. the second highest mountain in Indonesia, dominates the skyline on the island of Lombok. The islands are … More A mountain of rubbish on Mount Rinjani

Battling the masses on Mt Batur

22/07/2017

A cheer breaks out from the crowd perched shivering at the top of Mount Batur as the sun breaks through the cloud. We have hiked up the 1717m volcano to see the sunrise. It has remained stubbornly elusive until now and we bask in those few warming rays before it retreats back under its blanket. … More Battling the masses on Mt Batur