Indonesia is the largest archipelago on the planet and the travel options are immense. In this first trip we will visit the islands of Java, Bali, Gili and Lombok. Each one of them is totally different and wonderful, although they have common links there are big differences.
Our flight has been cancelled! After dawn... Our flight left at 6 in the morning (from Kuta it takes half an hour by taxi to the airport), and as they haven't filled the seats they have cancelled it, so we go to the complaints desk, after about twenty minutes arguing we manage to get on a flight that leaves at 10 and makes a one hour stopover in Denpasar Bali.
We have breakfast at the hostel and a swim in the pool. We rent motorbikes in the accommodation itself, we are recommended to come back during the day to avoid problems.
We get up early to catch the first public boat to Lombok. At 9 o'clock it fills up and we leave towards Bangsal.
Boat to Lombok
We stayed in Trawangan, rented some bikes to tour the island. The track runs along the island parallel to the sea, impressive views.
Man on horseback
Today we visit Gili Air, go to the pier and take the public boat (you can go with private companies but they are more expensive). It stops at Gili Meno first.
Gili Meno
We have breakfast in our accommodation with a view of the sea, all very rich. We have arranged for our diving baptism. First they give us a little talk to show us how the equipment works, signals to communicate underwater... We go to the pool, learn how to inflate and deflate the vest, remove the water from the goggles underwater and how to recover the respirator if it leaks. Then we get on a boat and approach a reef in Gili Meno.
We're meeting Mati, to take us to Pandagbai to catch the speedboat to Gili Trawangan.
Pandagbai
