Leg 171, Bengkulu, Sumatra via Cocos (Keeling) and Christmas island to Purwokerto, Java, Indonesia
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A little detour to start with, technically visiting Australia in the Cocos (Keeling) islands and Christmas island. Then back to Indonesia to explore Java island.
Departure from Bengkulu at night
3 hour flight to Cocos (Keeling) on auto pilot
Very peaceful over the Indian Ocean
Cruising at 7,500 ft, 17 knot headwind unfortunately
First sliver of the sun spotted
There they are, Cocos (Keeling) islands
Home island comes out the best, no water masks around here though
Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport on West Island
It is a true tropical paradise
Great for scuba diving and snorkeling
On to Christmas island
More blue, and a bit more blue
Christmas island along Greta Beach
Captain William Mynors of the British East India Company named the island after sighting it on Christmas Day in 1643
Lily beach
Approaching the airport from the North
Christmas Island Airport
The view from Margaret Knoll Lookout and Great Beach
Wildlife around Christmas island featuring a lot of red crabs
Lily beach and The Grotto
Back to Indonesia, on the way to Java
Over stormy waters
The weather is clearing up a bit near the coast
Near Cigaru
Tenjojaya
Cicurug, West Java
Cicurug Aiport
Bogor, half of it
The center of Bogor in another gap between the clouds
And the last part, big city
Crossing the Cisadane river
Rumpin
Indonesia Convention Exhibition
Fun race course
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
Jakarta, Indonesia’s massive capital on the northwest coast of the island of Java
The center of Jakarta with the national monument on the right side
National monument on the left, built to commemorate Indonesian independence from the Netherlands
Selamat Datang Monument in the middle, completed 1962 as part of a city beatification project in preparation for the Asian Games IV. On the right, Monumen Patung Dirgantara, also known as Gatot Kaca Monument after the Javanese wayang figure.
Istiqlal Mosque, the largest mosque in Southeast Asia
Dharma Bhakti Temple, Buddhist shrine dating back to 1650
Wayang Museum in an old Dutch colonial building
Wayang is a traditional form of puppet theater play which originated here on Java
And a peek in the National Museum
Kalijati Airport, it’s coming down heavily now. There are flood warnings showing up on Google maps
Mount Tangkuban Parahu (6,837ft) somehow managing to fend off the clouds
Tangkuban Parahu is a stratovolcano, erupted as recently as 2019
Batujajar Airport
Batujajar on the Saguling Dam Reservoir
https://i.imgur.com/sLBsNxN.png
Bandung, capital of Indonesia’s West Java province, set amid volcanoes and tea plantations
https://i.imgur.com/v4LkLmE.png
Gedung State meaning State Building, grand Dutch colonial administration building dating to the 1920s
https://i.imgur.com/tWZW7bm.png
Curug (Waterfall) Batu Templek Bawah, popular waterfall on the North side of Bandung
Smart usage of available space, Taman Film on the left
https://i.imgur.com/yBOAHai.png
And there is an awesome geological museum in Bandung with local finds
Mount Gunther barely peaking out the clouds in the distance
https://i.imgur.com/CxPKOZr.png
Mount Galunggung (7,113ft), another active stratovolcano
https://i.imgur.com/MedL837.png
Galunggung is part of the Sunda Arc extending through Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands
https://i.imgur.com/5VDAw0p.png
Giant staircase makes climbing easier
https://i.imgur.com/pdunSYu.png
Tunggul Wulung airport
https://i.imgur.com/2mkopGN.png
And final stop today at Purwokerto
https://i.imgur.com/UCA4Svp.png
Continuing on East along Java tomorrow