Today was our adventure to an island. In the morning we mostly relaxed after our breakfast of omlette and banana pancakes, and around noon the boat people came and picked us up from the hotel. This boat company was called Scoot, and they had a fast speed boat that went to the place we will be staying the next two nights - Nusa Lembongan, which was a smaller island off the coast of Bali.
The driver from Scoot took us and an older Australian couple to the beach area, where the boat was anchored to the beach. There was no dock or anything, we had to get on the boat from the beach, getting our feet and half our legs wet in the process. The boat ride itself was 30 minutes of extremely bumpy and splashy ride, it almost felt like a roller coaster at some parts, where the waves were larger. At the end, we were getting a little seasick, so we were glad when we finally arrived at Nusa Lembongan - on the beach, of course.
Then we found our lodging, which was very nice, nicer than we expected. The grounds were gardeny and there was a restaurant that overlooked the beach. Our room was small and no AC but the walls were dark and teakwood so it felt pretty nice when it was out of the blasting sun, and of course there was a fan as well. The bathroom was a little dingy but it was okay, because the grounds were very peaceful and nice. We wandered around a little bit, there wasn't a lot of people here, only some locals and a few western tourists, but not as crowded as Kuta and even Sanur.
The beach itself isn't the prettiest, because there was a lot of shells and seaweed everywhere, but the water was a nice blue and the island was very peaceful and quiet. The major industry on the island was seaweed farming, so as we walked along, we saw lots of seaweed drying in the sun. We were pretty hungry, since it was 3 by then, so we ordered lunch from the restaurant at our lodging. We ordered a chicken steak, a mixed rice plate, and a shrimp burger. I also got mango juice, and it all came out to be around 12 bucks!
After another walk around the island, we went back to our room and just rested for about an hour, before emerging again to see the sunset, which was very nice, especially since our lodging faced west. We sat on the lounge chairs and just enjoyed the sunset for awhile, before noticing it was low tide and we could walk on the beach to pretty far. We found lots of shells with hermit crab like crabs in there, and also a larger spiky looking crab as well. After that we had dinner, which was a big calzone and fried seafood noodles, plus a cocktail for me (I think it had pineapple, banana, and maybe coconut in it? As well as this local liquor called Arak) and Aaron got a super sour limeade soda. All this for about 12 bucks again! It was getting late so we retreated back to our room soon after. Ahhh relaxing, I wish we could stay here forever.
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