Next, down to South east Asia’s largest lake. Danau Toba or Lake Toba is 1707sq km and 450 deep at the deepest point. The lake is the result of caldera that was formed after a massive eruption 100,000 years ago. Yes this is the land of volcanoes. And in the middle of the lake there is island of Samosir or Pulau Samosir, which is the size of Singapore. A truly impressive site.

Viwe of the lake when arriving from the north west (image 1). Traditional Batak housing (2). Leaving Toba from south east, lake in the distance (4) and more potholes.