New day, long drive and still no sleep!

After the beauty that was Mt Batur and seeing the sunrise from a Volcano…there was more to see for the day and also to do. However, there was one thing that was preventing the fun and frolicks -  I was absolutely and positively knackered! I was trying to put a brave face on it but you know you’re in trouble when you have to concentrate to eat. Open mouth – chew – swallow – stay awake – don’t nod off into noodles! It might have been funny.

After a quick shower and some time with my face down in the bed blowing some sort of bubbles it was time to get the bus. More to see and do don’t you know!

Wow was I exhausted. Usually I love to take in all that is around me and especially marvel at the beauty of Bali. I also like to see which country can take the award for weirdest shit on the back of a motorbike. So far Vietnam still holds the title! Today on the other hand I’m asleep in one of those weird positions that I just know I’ll regret when I awake. With all this excitement of travelling on the roads of Indonesia, I get a sudden surprise as we arrive at Banyupoh where the scenery is somewhat different. There is no lush green – no palm trees but only that kind of desert looking vegetation. Not much rainfall on this side of the island and there is also one thing that I didn’t expect.

The guest house is pretty grim hee hee I have quite a high threshold of dealing with scummy places but this was a little testing. I hate mosquitos and our room was full of them! Kazu filled the room with his ‘mosqueet smoke’ and did the trick for a while. We also didn’t expect to time our visit to the start of Ramadan and neither expect there to be a predominatly area of Muslim religion. Ergo…not much sleep in the evening when call to prayer erupts. Kazy wakes up with a start and looks at me with this amazement of ‘what the f**k is that?’ Made me laugh.

In the morning we take a boat ride out to the fantastic Islands of Menjangan for some snorkling. This is what I’ve been waiting for…the sea and the beach. Neither disappoint the slightest bit. The coral reef is spectacular with a cliff that drops off to this huge abyss. So alive with fish and colour…just amazing. Managed to catch up on some sleep too!