Well we had a great time on the Gili Islands! The weather was awesome, sunshine and mid 30's everyday, we did 10 dives between us both and met a great couple from Sydney to share after-dive Bintangs with :) It is kind of a shame leaving this little paradise but the journey must move on, so we booked ourselves a "fast boat" and said "Cya" to Gili T.
Now, we did actually make it to Bali, but it wasn't without a little adventure. Our boat that we had booked to take us to the harbour in Bali arrived an hour late, and when we finally did climb on board, there was a mechanical problem with the engines, so we sat on a hot boat in the noon sun for another hour before getting underway. But we did finally get things moving and got to the harbor in Bali around 1500hrs, where our A/C'd van was waiting. The 45 minute drive to our hotel allowed us to get a glimpse of the southern part of Bali, which seemed to be primarily small manufacturing shops, and was amazingly clean for a port town.
We arrived at our home for the next 4 days around 1600hrs, and once again, Catherine did a great job of finding the perfect place. Right now I am sitting on the deck of our villa overlooking a vast expanse of palm trees while 3 huge volcanos provide the backdrop. This pic really doesn't do it justice but...
We just returned from a little shopping excursion and are now both lounging about until its time for dinner. We plan to do the same thing tomorrow, maybe visit a monkey sanctuary too... rough :)
By the way, we have been keeping a close eye on things in Bangkok, and even though we were really safe when we were there, we have altered our travel plans a little to avoid going into the city again. This will likely blow over soon enough, but better safe than sorry, so don't get too worried about the news stories coming out of Bangkok, we wont be headed back there.
Chat soon,
Tim
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