Bali and Lombok
Friday, April 11th, 2008
Pete Writes: Indonesia has been 3 weeks of Sun, sea, surf, snorkeling and chilling. We arrived in Jakarta straight into the thick of it and quickly came to the conclusion that we were due some well deserved relaxation. So we hot footed it towards the paradise island known as Bali. We found ourselves in a really nice apartment with a kitchen and outside bathroom (with loads of mozzies included in the price!) it was great to be able to have a cup of coffee in the morning and be slightly self sufficient. The real bonus for me however was the sea, HUGE WAVES! You can really see why Bali is one of the world’s best surf sights, with waves breaking 3 meters over your head it was a real buzz! I did not attempt to surf them although I had lots of fun on the body board 
After spending 10 days by the beach we decided that it was time to move on to yet another beach! Gili Trawangan is 1 of 3 islands just off the coast of Lombok and after a 12 hour bus, boat, bus boat combo we finally set foot on its golden sands. It’s only 3 miles around the whole island, and with no cars or scooters it has a real laid back ambiance. I managed to get a couple more dives done whilst on the island which was great, especially when I had a 2 meter wide turtle swimming straight towards me
Chloe Writes: I’ve not a lot to add as the last 3 weeks have been spent relaxing on some of Indonesia’s beautiful beaches. A few days in Bali ended up as a couple of weeks (as usual), but we are on holiday after all Down-hill cycling in Bali was a lot of fun and involved being driven to the top of a volcano and spending the next 4 hours sat on a bike speeding down, a good laugh was had by all. We had to literally tear our selves away from Bali as we were very much settled in, to go to the Gili islands, and when we arrived we both wished we had done it sooner. The Gillis are paradise, and to top it off, we had 6 nights in a beautiful resort with our own little Asian style house and a lovely pool as a wedding present from my sister. We didn’t want to leave.
After 7 and a half months we are closing the book on Asia and are moving onto Australia in a few days. We are sad as it has been an amazing adventure but at the same time we are ready to move on.
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An Indonesian Salad?? Tasted good though!
Pete and Friends, Java
It’s the rainy season…again, Java
Giant Stone Carving, Jakarta
Chloe trying to be arty on the back of the moped, Bali
Pete trying to be arty with a dragon-fly
After eating a superb lunch of Duck in the ‘Dirty Duck’ restaurant,
we went for a stroll in the gardens… felt a bit guilty after
Monkey and Baby
Scary monkey
Monkey with a Mohawk
There are many interesting Hindu statues on the island of
Bali
Waterfall
Motorbike
Rice Paddie
Pig chillin in one of the villages
Another Hindu Statue
Buckets of fruit in the mountains
Down-hill cycling
Bali Sunset
Our lovely Bungalow in the Gilli’s
And the bedroom
Clouds at sunset
There are no mopeds or cars on the Gilli’s
Moody Sky
A view of Gilli Meno, Gilli Air & Lombok from Gilli Trawangan
Sunset on the Gilli’s