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". |
![Living in the Caldera Living in the Caldera](icons-camp-life/krakatau-camp-life-mf8641.jpg) Our camp on Rakata, the Paradise. | ![Living in the Caldera Living in the Caldera](icons-camp-life/krakatau-camp-life-mf8548.jpg) Away from the crowds on Rakata's beach. | ![Living in the Caldera Living in the Caldera](icons-camp-life/krakatau-camp-life-mf8587.jpg) Full moon and volcanic showtime. | ![Living in the Caldera Living in the Caldera](icons-camp-life/krakatau-camp-life-mf8588.jpg) Anak regularly emitting nocturnal puffs. |
![Living in the Caldera Living in the Caldera](icons-camp-life/krakatau-camp-life-mf8604.jpg) Rakata's Dragon visits me every morning. | ![Living in the Caldera Living in the Caldera](icons-camp-life/krakatau-camp-life-mf8768.jpg) Tom Pfeiffer enjoys sunrise on the boat. | ![Living in the Caldera Living in the Caldera](icons-camp-life/krakatau-camp-life-mf8769.jpg) Our pilot decides to approach some fishermen. | ![Living in the Caldera Living in the Caldera](icons-camp-life/krakatau-camp-life-mf8777.jpg) The captain jumps into the fishermen's boat. |
![Living in the Caldera Living in the Caldera](icons-camp-life/krakatau-camp-life-mf8775.jpg) A long deal to buy our dinner. | ![Living in the Caldera Living in the Caldera](icons-camp-life/krakatau-camp-life-mf8778.jpg) This, also, is part of paradise.... | ![Living in the Caldera Living in the Caldera](icons-camp-life/krakatau-camp-life-mf8551.jpg) Dinner will be ready in a moment. | ![Living in the Caldera Living in the Caldera](icons-camp-life/krakatau-camp-life-mf8819.jpg) 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). |