Off to the Gili's... Woohooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well we caught our speedboat, aptly named the Gili Cat, oh how Jo loved that. All I can say is it was a horrible journey to Gili T, such rough seas that I was nearly sick. Man do I hate boat trips!!!!! We did arrive safely though and amongst all the drama and high winds we did make a new friend - Steve from England, a nice guy who we spent most of time on the Islands with.
Searching for accommodation again wasn't easy and after looking for a few hours in the heat we decided to put our bags down at a place called Lisa's Homestay. A cute little place with a nice enough room, weird breakfasts (the norm in Indo) and a landlady who kept a very tight ship. There was also an abundance of noisy yet cute cats that kept Jo entertained for our 6 day stay. They also kept me awake most nights.
It was very strange on the island as there are no means of motorised transport, all push bikes and mainly horse drawn carts. Very romantic apart from the shocking conditions the horses have to endure. Not a nice sight. And very dangerous as the handlers just don't stop!
To be honest we didn't really do that much here, just chilled out on the beach, slept in late and consumed a hell of a lot of alcohol in watering holes such as the Magic Mushroom infused Ruddy's - great T-shirts guys, shame they were so expensive and the Irish bar - always good for sport and dancing. When a vodka and coke is a cheaper than a regular coke, its hard not to drink. Mix all this in with these awesome little movie booths where we watched a fair few films whilst being waited on hand and foot..... yes I will have another Bintang mate! And you pretty much get a fair reflection of our nights here.
Food was pretty good too but one of the best places to eat on our trip and definitely worth a mention was Scallywags. Run by a brummy the food was amazing and we mean it. Tuna steaks, Swordfish, Salad Buffets, Ice-creams, desserts, anything. You name it, they cook it and every time it was so good we couldn't resist going back. They even proclaimed to be better chef's than Gordon Ramsey.... not too sure but hey it was good.
During our stay we again met up with a guy, Alex, who we met in KL and made a new friend in the shape of a Canadian girl called Lisa. All good guys and moving round the island in a big group seemed better than just the two of us. Having great times we did venture out on a boat trip for the day round all the Islands, again ace snorkelling, views and swimming and a truly life changing experience. I mean where else can you get up close to and swim with Turtles whilst seconds later being chased by a sea snake??????
Anyway after lazing around for far too long and the need for dry land once more, we set sail with Lisa to go to a place called Kuta. Not the same one from Bali but this time in Lombok. Hopefully we will find somewhere to stay this time but who knows??
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