Likely, right!
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Likely, right!
I've been on Bali since September 5 with intentions of making six inland stops on a slow transit to Tulamben on October 3, where I was to do six diving days with Mata Hari. I canceled the last four stops, including Tulamben, on Saturday night, since they were all in or near the exclusion zone. I'm now hanging out in Denbantas at the house of a Balinese friend. Tomorrow morning I'm off to Pemuteran/Menjangan for five days of diving, and the chance that I might just hang out there until my flight to Manado on October 10th, providing all is good at the airport. Pemuteran is some 60 miles from the volcano. What reports I've seen from reliable sources in the last couple days seem to point pretty solidly to an eruption in the next 2-3 days or so. We'll see ...
Are you considering Padang Bai as well? I wonder if they are operating.
- Bill
Are you considering Padang Bai as well? I wonder if they are operating. - Bill
meagicano - Unless it's been lowered, the exclusion zone was 12km, which is essentially right at Tulamben. Your call, but personally I would pass on Tulamben. Actually, I just did. I realize it's a total crapshoot, but I've read and heard enough to not like the odds. Additionally, volcanic ash is essentially glass shards, and if you have a respiratory issue, well ...