The Gili Isles + Lombok

We left Ubud rather sooner than we would have liked. This was because but the much hyped Gili Islands were calling so we decided to take the fast boat there and see what all the fuss is about.

The fast boat was incredibly fast and made for an hour and a quarter of white knuckle riding across some pretty hefty waves with the boat jumping completely out of the water and crashing down again.At one point the engine failed whilst the wave next to us was so high it was above to top of the boat ! After that heartstoping moment we were off again and arrived safe if rather shaken.

We spent 5 nights on Gili Trawangen (there are 3 of the Gili Isles and this is the biggest with most nightlife) and watched a lot of films,football and did a lot of snorkeling. It was good fun and the party vibe was ever present but neither of us really are proper beach bums so eventually we got a craving to move on.We found the Gilis rather over hyped and dirty which is a shame as they are very pretty indeed and there is no motorised transport - only push bikes and donkey carts ! We chilled out so much it started to sap our energy in a strange way.

So now we are in Sengiggi in Lombok which is a charming if quiet seaside town. We rented a bike again and had fun zipping along the very scenic coastal road. The boat ride here was much easier too!