An early start as we had to walk quite a way to our bus pick up point. It is really nice staying outside of the Kuta hustle and bustle, just a little far to walk to some things ... like the bus to Nusa Lembongan! Well actually the bus to Sanur then a transfer boat to the island, just off the coast of Bali.
The bus journey was short but the constant traffic dragged it out. We pretty much stepped off the bus straight onto the boat. We had to wade through the water before climbing on and we left straight away. The sea was quite rough and the wind was blowing the spray straight at us. Christine got soaked whilst she tried to pull the side covers down. Eventually the sea calmed down and we arrived at the island.
It was a little more developed than we had expected with small resorts scattered along the beach. We checked in to a small homestay before we started our walk to the mangroves on the other side of the island. It was a pleasant walk past many seaweed farms and lots of local people preparing fishing nets.
The mangrove area of the island was very pretty and so much quieter. In fact there really was only a couple of people lying in the beach. We went snorkling amongst the mangroves and spotted a few interesting fish and some weird caterpillar things! It was a little too far to swim to the reef and the tide was running quite fast, so we may have ended up back in Bali.
We walked back a different route and saw many chicks with their mothers. When we arrived back, we rushed to the beach to catch the sun setting over Bali. However the sun had other ideas and hid behind a huge cloud!
Dinner was at a small Indonesian restaurant ... but we were still hungry. So, tucked into delicious but totally unhealthy savoury pancake at a street stall on the way home.
The bus journey was short but the constant traffic dragged it out. We pretty much stepped off the bus straight onto the boat. We had to wade through the water before climbing on and we left straight away. The sea was quite rough and the wind was blowing the spray straight at us. Christine got soaked whilst she tried to pull the side covers down. Eventually the sea calmed down and we arrived at the island.
It was a little more developed than we had expected with small resorts scattered along the beach. We checked in to a small homestay before we started our walk to the mangroves on the other side of the island. It was a pleasant walk past many seaweed farms and lots of local people preparing fishing nets.
The mangrove area of the island was very pretty and so much quieter. In fact there really was only a couple of people lying in the beach. We went snorkling amongst the mangroves and spotted a few interesting fish and some weird caterpillar things! It was a little too far to swim to the reef and the tide was running quite fast, so we may have ended up back in Bali.
We walked back a different route and saw many chicks with their mothers. When we arrived back, we rushed to the beach to catch the sun setting over Bali. However the sun had other ideas and hid behind a huge cloud!
Dinner was at a small Indonesian restaurant ... but we were still hungry. So, tucked into delicious but totally unhealthy savoury pancake at a street stall on the way home.
