You need to pave the steep bits to avoid the corrugations getting impassable!

If they're seasoning them they'd need to be rotated a few times !

You managed to make me laugh, Wal !

I hope that breeze was at your back !

Bloody hell ! I was trying to think of a joke about the plastic decorations on the roadside and marine microplastics but it won't be funny or clever after this photo . . .

Ian, as I read your text I thought you were going to tell us it was part of an integrated part management project and the swiftlets reduced the insect burden on the cropping. ! Alas no. I wonder if the ridiculously loud call broadcast also discourages other cave nesting species ?

They'd be strawberries if it were Australia of course Ian.

Well, there's a bait if I ever saw one Ian ! Yes, Roquefort is one of the many great cheeses made with ewe's milk. Don't forget the many versions of Pecorino, Manchego, Feta and proper yoghurt. Sheep (and goats) were the original dairy animals and are still the best choice in many places as they can live on much steeper and less fertile country than dairy cows. I could, of course, go on . . . I didn't expect you to find them in coastal Indonesia and I'd be interested to know what they're doing with the milk as well !

I'm probably in a lot better nick to jump on your Thorn these days and I've been out playing amongst the buses and trucks on King Street in Newtown this morning.

so refreshing and uplifting reading your posts Ian. You have an incredible way of looking and being in the world

your curiosity and sense of adventure Ian are inspiring - love your photos and updates

Daisy, thanks for your local knowledge again and for a good day. Much appreciated.

The fish was very tasty and spicy. The Toraja chilies were so hot that my Javanese stomach couldn't handle it. But surprisingly, you could. I think, you will survive on any Indonesian food 😃

The banner says, "Your daughters' life is very meaningful. Don't let cervical cancer take it." Apparently HPV immunization has become a program in Bogor. And don't forget, the big people photograph, have to be zoomed to the max (instead of a cervical cancer photo). 😁

Looks like Agave americana.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave_americana

John, thanks for that. I'm aware that I can get a bottom bracket. However, I have two limiting factors. The first is limited time on a visa. The second is the Indonesian Postal Serbice. Daisy, my Indonesian friend assures me that I cannot get anything posted. It will take ages and may not arrive. This applies to packages posted in Indonesia. My hope is Singapore.