The hotel breakfast certainly loads us up on fruit for the day! We finished our Balinese coffee, had just stepped foot in our room and the staff called us!
"You need to leave now as the man is here to escort you to the ferry!"
15 minutes earlier than expected, we grabbed our bags and flew out the door. In the excitement, Christine's adrenaline was pumping so much she ... broke her toothbrush in half!?!? Who needs the Crankies who can 'crush a grape' when you have your own Wonderwoman in tow!
Darryl left the hotel first and raced towards the port, Christine lagging behind in the race. In a flash the friendly man from the hotel picked Christine up on his moped and sped past, beating Darryl to the ferry! Such a devious act should lead to disqualification!
We decided to opt for inside seating out of the sun and the ferry was rather more luxurious than expected. It had soft seats, tv's and even life jackets! After hearing many horror stories of Indonesian ferries sinking, Darryl had a quick look around the deck to see if there were liferafts! Yes, there were but doubtful there would be enough for everyone and they did look a little beyond their 'sell by date'. We decided hanging on to our boogie boards may be our best option should we sink. We even planned on taking our mask and snorkels too, so we could see the killer sharks nipping at our toes!
The sea was calm and we made it across to Lombok safety. On the approach we could see that the island was very green with hundreds of palm trees. We were met by the bus which whisked us off to Senggigi through beautiful lush, green countryside.
Senggigi is a the largest tourist destination on east Lombok, as it has picturesque beaches and also allows easy access to one of the highest volcanoes in the north. We walked from the centre to our homestay on the edge of town. It has a lovely garden area with rooms set around the edge. It also has amazing views of the mountains and a resident spider! The spider is huge and lives in the garden, right in the centre of his web. Christine wasn't quite the fan Darryl was ... However Darryl refused to put his hand too close, when we tried to show the scale of this amazing creepy crawlie, fearing it might bite!
Food was calling as we had missed lunch. We tried 2 different soups and had a really tasty 'curry' from a lady on the street. It was so popular that when we went back for more, she had sold out!
"You need to leave now as the man is here to escort you to the ferry!"
15 minutes earlier than expected, we grabbed our bags and flew out the door. In the excitement, Christine's adrenaline was pumping so much she ... broke her toothbrush in half!?!? Who needs the Crankies who can 'crush a grape' when you have your own Wonderwoman in tow!
Darryl left the hotel first and raced towards the port, Christine lagging behind in the race. In a flash the friendly man from the hotel picked Christine up on his moped and sped past, beating Darryl to the ferry! Such a devious act should lead to disqualification!
We decided to opt for inside seating out of the sun and the ferry was rather more luxurious than expected. It had soft seats, tv's and even life jackets! After hearing many horror stories of Indonesian ferries sinking, Darryl had a quick look around the deck to see if there were liferafts! Yes, there were but doubtful there would be enough for everyone and they did look a little beyond their 'sell by date'. We decided hanging on to our boogie boards may be our best option should we sink. We even planned on taking our mask and snorkels too, so we could see the killer sharks nipping at our toes!
The sea was calm and we made it across to Lombok safety. On the approach we could see that the island was very green with hundreds of palm trees. We were met by the bus which whisked us off to Senggigi through beautiful lush, green countryside.
Senggigi is a the largest tourist destination on east Lombok, as it has picturesque beaches and also allows easy access to one of the highest volcanoes in the north. We walked from the centre to our homestay on the edge of town. It has a lovely garden area with rooms set around the edge. It also has amazing views of the mountains and a resident spider! The spider is huge and lives in the garden, right in the centre of his web. Christine wasn't quite the fan Darryl was ... However Darryl refused to put his hand too close, when we tried to show the scale of this amazing creepy crawlie, fearing it might bite!
Food was calling as we had missed lunch. We tried 2 different soups and had a really tasty 'curry' from a lady on the street. It was so popular that when we went back for more, she had sold out!
