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BATAM - About one and a half year ago I moved out from Yogyakarta, where I stayed for three years. Those three years started two months after the destructive earthquake which was directly followed by a small eruption of the Mount Merapi volcano directly north of where I lived then - Jakal KM 5, as it is locally known best.
I left in the middle of last year to settle down near the capital, but all of a sudden there is a strong urge to take a look into my old place of residence. Of course the current large eruption of the Mount Merapi volcano plays an important role in this urge. The fact that the volcano is erupting is nothing special, it does do every few years. That this eruption is a large one seems to be surprising a lot of people still.
The most recent information I got from the city of Yogyakarta are fairly positive seen the circumstances, however near the volcano the situation is much worse of course. The most recent eruption last night killed almost 100 people for example. It is said to be the most heavy eruption of the Mount Merapi volcano in over a century, which is on itself something special.
I did have plans to to back to Yogyakarta earlier on, but I also didn't want to cancel a planned trip to Kuala Lumpur. Now I am back on Batam and I had the choice to postpone a trip to Singapore or just to go on with it. After a short negotiation it was made final that the trip to Singapore would be postponed in favour of a visit to Yogyakarta, or at least to make an effort to get there.
This morning I checked for some tickets and noticed that prices weren't that high. A flight to Yogyakarta via Jakarta was bookable, so that is exactly what I did. At the moment the airport of Yogyakarta is closed, but this can be different an hour from now, let alone tomorrow. If it is still closed, they can also send me to Solo, from there it's a short trip to Yogyakarta as well. Quite flexible.
What I will find in Yogyakarta is still a bit of a surprise. Parts of the region are covered in a layer of ash, other parts are currently being evacuated and other parts seem to be less affected until now. For sure it that the Mount Merapi volcano is not yet finished erupting, which causes me to be highly alert, but still wanting to travel to the region.
Motorcyclists covered in a layer of volcanic ash near the town of Magelang in Central Java province.
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