Goa Lawah (Bat Cave)

As the
name indicates the meaning the bat cave Goa Lawah is the home of thousands
of bats, hanging on the upper surface of the cave during the days and
leaving their abode during the nights. Nobody knows precisely when the
cave was found except, maybe, the ancestors of the bats. The cave is considered
as holy, so the locals built a temple on its front yard. If hearsay is
to be believed there is a hole extending back to the base of mount Agung
but who wants to prove that?




Instead of proving that hearsay
it is rather enjoyable if one walks for a minute across the road to the
beach where the people make their salt. Since hundreds of years ago the
way they produce the salt, from the process of drying the wet beach-sand
to the boiling of the salty water, has never changed. They still use the
same type of huts and tools and system. Perhaps because salt itself keeps
its salty taste forever.