From one bungalow hut to the next

Goodbye Gili Meno and hello Gili Air! We've safely arrived onto the next Gili Island we had planned to visit before returning to Bali. Our day began pretty early as the public ferry which is over half the price of a private boat left at 9:50am but we were told to turn up an hour early to ensure we get a seat. With that in mind we woke up and finalised our packing before setting down to our last breakfast on Gili Meno cooked by the neighbour of the place we were staying because the owner was stuck on Lombok (a large island near by). We left our key and walked the painful trip to the ferry dock. Having bought our ticket we sat down while we waited willing time to pass. The boat ride wasn't the comfiest as we sat with our big bags on but it was fast and efficient. We landed on Gili Air and walked the 10 minutes to our accommodation, another collection of bungalows. We were quite early so our room wasn't ready yet but they let us sit with our bags and use their wifi. We do feel this made them feel pressured to get us in a room because we have been put in a bungalow on a separate site of only two bungalows set further back from the road. It doesn't look as nice as the others so that's a shame and also the wifi isn't currently working there so that's even more of a shame but oh well. We dumped our stuff and headed for the ocean. There aren't many beaches here so we hung our things on a tree and went swimming hunting for turtles. We've booked onto a snorkeling trip tomorrow that only cost £6 each and you get your money back if you don't see a turtle so we weren't too fussed that we didn't see them. It was so nice to be in the water and cooling off from the heat. After a swim we chilled out at a restuarant on their loungers reading and having a small snack and tea. All of sudden I'm really missing tea so it's nice to have it offered everywhere. We spent about 3 hours reading and watching the family who own the resturant fish. A boy who looked about 10 would go out on his paddle board and set out a net then splash around causing the fish to swim into the net. After a few hours they had a bucket full of fish. We headed back to the bungalow and sat in the main area on their gazebo to use the wifi and we booked all our Australia bus routes. We paid for a pass from Cairns to Melbourne then just chose the buses and times we wanted to book onto. It was a lot easier than we expected and after an hour later the next important part of Australia is sorted m. All that's left to do is screen shot the routes from the bus stops to each accommodation. Then came the time to get the insect repellent on and cover up completely to head out for dinner. Last night I got 11 more bites and I'm reacting quite badly to them so we can't have anymore tonight! We do have a net in our room but as last night taught us that doesn't seem to stop them. It's the only downside to these islands and makes you want to run back to the mainland where it isn't such a problem. So fingers crossed it isn't that bad tonight as we're getting an early night ready to get up for our trip tomorrow.Read more