CaTZ! Studio

Just last week, jus exactly a week after Bromo, I went to this small island on south Malang, right next to Sendangbiru beach called "Sempu"

The road there is not as far as to Balekambang, and the road is definitely smoother.

When we arrived, the weather was nice. The sea was calm, and we have to cross to the island by renting aboat

Sendang biru


The calm sea

Before I continue, I think I need to explain what we're doing here.

My friends Suryo, is helping his cousin to shoot a pre wedding picture set here. He was told that we can find a really beautiful scenery here,

a trapped body of sea water in the middle of an island,

in the expense of a bit of a walk... as it turned out... that bit of a walk is ONE F&%# hour of trekking through a forest!!!
Here we go... 24 minutes after walking
17 minutes later...
24 minutes later... almost there...
5 minutes later, FINALLY a sign of progress!!!

...and here we are!!! it's truly beautiful as described. What we're at, is behind a tall rocks beside the sea. And there's a 'hole' on the rock there, so when the wave hits, the water spilled to the island but trapped by the rock itself, and thus a small detached (but still deep enough for quick dip) body of sea water is there.

The view is trully amazing

I climbed the cliff to get a better view of things, and it is... beautiful, both the view to the sea and to the 'lake'

This one picture deserve a mention here. Not because it's beautiful, good angle or anything, but I waited like AGES for the wave to splash and most of the time, just when I turn my head around, the wave splash and when I have my camera ready, the sea just... sit there :P

So, after an exhausting journey back... our trip ended...

My final say is, that this is a better place for pre-wed photos, much better than Balekambang... but only if the group and the bride are willing to take the exhausting trek through the forest.

and for those who decide to go... make sure you were a very comfortable SHOES, and carry your sandals with you when you walk at the beach...

Bromo, one of the recommended view to see the sun rise in java.

Where the weather is extremely cold for us Indonesian, and the path is steep and uncomfortable (not to mention expensive) and where you have to pay Rp 3000,- for a small glass of hot tea.

It's pretty cold when we arrived. Some of us never went to Bromo before, and caught off-handed by the weather :) We're having difficulties to setting up our camera due to the cold

The sun about to rise, we're getting ready to capture them...

SUNRISE!!!!

When the fog cleared, we finally get to see all the mountain range from what we're standing (which is called 'Penanjakan'). Pretty breathtaking view, don't you think? By then, the weather has been pretty good for us, and it feels sooo nice too

Pretty far below, you can see a Hindunese temple, right near the foot of the mountain. We didn't get to visit the place though, so enjoy the bird eye view of it! :D

After we climb down the mountain, we crossed the desert to visit a small lake in the area. We can't directly view the lake from the car so we had to walk... about 20 minutes to reach it

The Lake was okay though, not as beautiful as we wanted, but we get to play around on the tall grass, taking picture, and all that stuff.

Oh well, it was pretty fun though, here, enjoy the rest of the pictures I took