Schapelle Corby bids farewell to Bali on Instagram

Convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby has bid farewell to Bali on her new Instagram account, posting a picture of herself and Mercedes in a van bound for the airport.

Ms Corby joined Instagram this afternoon before she was picked up by a police convoy to begin her trip home to Australia.

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In her latest photo, she is pictured in the back of a van with sister Mercedes on the way to the airport, both their faces obscured by a shawl and hair.

"Almost at the airport.. with my @mercedescorby," she wrote.

The next picture is of her parole papers.

"Good bye to this parole paper work. Approaching parole office for the last time," she posted.

She has become a social media star just hours after opening the Instagram account in Bali, reaching more than 43,000 followers.

Her first picture, of her dogs Luna and May, was posted from her Kuta home in the hours before she left.

"Going to miss these two. My puppies #Luna&May," Corby posted.

Her second post, which appeared after she was whisked away by police, shows her "Bali family", including sister Mercedes and brother Michael.

"Big thank you to my Bali family, neighbours and my brother in law Wayan," she wrote.

Surung Pasaribu, head of Bali Corrections Division was asked if there is a problem with Ms Corby posting on Instagram.

"I don't read Instagram. I even don't understand Instagram. I only have a handphone (not a smartphone)," he said on Saturday.

"Today, Corby is free. She has her rights. The other day, when she did such things, we would consider her parole status. By midnight at 27th, I think there's no problem."