Day 3 - Rinjani (Lombok)

After one night stay at the basecamp (elevation 600m),

we set off to trek Mt Rinjani in high spirit.

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Logistically, trekking Mt Rinjani was more troublesome than Kota Kinabalu. As there was no accommodation in Mt Rinjani, we had to bring tents, sleeping backs, food & water. Fortunately, we had 4 porters and 1 guide for the 9 of us.

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Well, everybody was still carrying bags and bringing water.

The porters did not carry everything, well, almost... :P

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Balinese Dance inspired postures??

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Jumping shoot!!!

As usual, at the beginning of all treks, the spirit was high, as exhaustion and fatigue had not set in yet.

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Trekking through the jungle.

The vegetation is still tropical rainforest - typically what we see in Singapore & SEA.
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Lunchtime!!!

The porters would setup fire and prepare lunch for us.

Vegetarian food. woohoo!!! =)
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During lunch... time to chill-out and play "Polar Bear", and posing for photos...
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As we trekked higher, the vegetation changed as well.

It started to get abit foggy and cooler.

Not surprisingly, I was enjoying the journey.

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The floral was beautiful.

The weather was cooling.

The air was extremely fresh.

Wonderful experience!!

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Still trekking... (Chandra & Jon). It was abit foggy.
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And then, the sky cleared up.

The Sky was so BLUE!!!

Indulging in Happiness.
I was really happy to see the clear blue sky.

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It was this moment that Yunyun sang the Discovery Channel Song.

I love the mountains

I love the clear blue skies

I love big bridges

I love when great whites fly

I love the whole world

And all its sights and sounds

Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da

I love the oceans

I love real dirty things

I love to go fast

I love Egyptian kings

I love the whole world

And all its craziness

Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da

I love tornadoes

I love arachnids
I love hot magma

I love the giant squids

I love the whole world

It's such a brilliant place

Boom-de-ah-da, boom-de-ah-da

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Indeed, the world is just awesome!

I was jumping in joy.

I felt alive and thankful for all the natural beauty.

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I love the world.

That was a special moment that I would remember for a long long time.

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Clear Blue Sky.

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Porter

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Princess Yun

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Yogi Melissa
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Clear Blue Sky and the Moon

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Crater of Mt Rinjani

(See the smoke from the new volcano & the Summit on the top left-hand corner)

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Low Clouds and Smoke from Molten Lava

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Beautiful!!!

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Sunset View of the Crater and the Moon

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NOC Gang @ the rim of the crater of Mt Rinjani

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Heavenly Landscape & Sunset.

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Magnificient!!!

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Awesome!!!

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Woohoo!!!

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Changing Colours

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Sunset over the horizon

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I was awed by the beauty of Nature,

and extremely thankful to be alive to experience all these. =)
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Dinner time!

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Before going to sleep,

I stood out the tent to enjoy the surrounding.

Away from civilisation.

There was no light pollution.

The wind was cold and strong.

It was almost full-moon, hence, it was not ideal for star gazing.

But the sky was still decorated with many little twinkling diamonds.
Awesome!!!
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Unfortunately, my camera was not good enough to capture it.

I will keep it in my memory.