Jason and I are currently bobbing along Gili Trawangan, the largest of the trio of Gilis located ~2 hours away from Bali, Indonesia. Among the many beautiful things about this island, automobiles/scooters are not allowed so the quickest way to travel is by horse and carriage, no joke. Upon our arrival, we were approached by a "driver" and negotiated a fair price to be driven to scout out our lodging. We are currently paying ~$35 USD for our double, air conditioned bunglow at Ozzy's, which is just a stones throw away from the beach... life is good! The beaches are FAR more beautiful here than in Kuta- less litter, people and the water is pristine. Nonetheless, there really isnt much of a safety between the power boats that careen haphazardly in the water and the snorkelers, so it could get a little dangerous.
Today we did 3 amazing dives: sharks point, Han's and Hidden Reef. In comparison to the Great Barrier Reef, Gili has a far more beautiful coral forest and many more interesting creatures. I FINALLLLLY saw the "elusive" (only to me, it seems) sea turtle(s) during our first dive!! She (assuming) was 3 feet in diameter and perched up against some rock sleeping contentedly and couldn't be bothered by passing divers. Throughout the afternoon we saw a few more hawkbeak turtles munching hungrily on coral and algae, I could have watched them all day. Other notable creatures included lion fish, moray eels, tiny snakes, manta shrimp, box fish and hundreds and hundreds of other fish. I must give credit to our fantastic dive master, Irwin, for his good eye for pointing out tiny creatures. All in all, so far we are really loving Gili. We'll do another 2 dives tomorrow morning then head to Lombok.
Hopefully you'll be able to see our pics once jason uploads..the turtles are AWESOME!
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Yeah that sounds pretty good... but Eric bought a beer pong table. So like, we're about even, right?
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