One of a group of three coral fringed islands north west of Lombok, Gili Air, became our addiction for eleven days....we originlly planned on staying only for four.
Nestled between distant volcanos on Bali (Agung) and Lombok (Rinjani) with aqua-marine waters only 10m from our bungalow, this place was hard to leave - only left cos cash ran low - no ATM on the island :-(
Local SWAN :-)
Arrival proceedure, Lonely Planet in hand - where's the bungalows? No roads here.
7 Euro per night incl breakfast, Lombok Indah Bungalows....bargain....
....although the facilities were a little lacking. Still, you can't have everything :-)
Suvi on the porch reading - first of 4 books over the 11 day stay. We were lucky to find a good Finnish book selection at the local book exchange.
With all that time, we also decorated the bungalow.....
....and tested our hammock.....
....and had snoozies with local wildlife.
At low tide, the reef appeared....rock pool heaven!
The locals loved eating these....
....these were not such a delicacy though.
Trip to the shop. Books and orange juice.
The locals were very proud of their boats - In background, a pony and trap passes - the only transportation around here. Its fair to say that the pace of life is slow.
View to the east - Mt Rinjani on Lombok.....
...and again. Nice to enjoy the view with still acheing muscles from the climb.
Shady spots on the beach at sunset.
Feet up - relax with the sunset.....
....and large Bintang (local brew)
woah!
This plane went over every evening at the same time reflecting the sun- looked like a shooting star.
Agung (Bali) volcano to the west at sun down....woah!
....yet another beautiful sunset.
Biggest catch of the day - white snapper - although I caught more fish (all inedible) and tiny :-(
With our Danish friends, Anna & Niels, back at the restaurant supplementing the catch for dinner.
Finally time to leave - our ride to the harbour arrived early.
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