Living in the CalderaAlthough only 150km from Jakarta and its 15 million inhabitants, and 50km from the heavy industry at Anyer, Krakatau Caldera is still what many would consider a real tropical paradise. The volcano's blasts and monitor lizards two meters long ("Rakata's Dragons") near our tents made us feel like in "Jurassic Park". |
Our camp on Rakata, the Paradise. | Away from the crowds on Rakata's beach. | Full moon and volcanic showtime. | Anak regularly emitting nocturnal puffs. |
Rakata's Dragon visits me every morning. | Tom Pfeiffer enjoys sunrise on the boat. | Our pilot decides to approach some fishermen. | The captain jumps into the fishermen's boat. |
A long deal to buy our dinner. | This, also, is part of paradise.... | Dinner will be ready in a moment. | Fishermen and their "lighthouse". |
Photos by Marco Fulle, taken with 16mm, 50mm and 135mm lenses and digicam (to be multiplied by 1.5 to obtain the equivalent focal length on 24x36 film). |