Ubud > Gili Trawangani

It was an early start to set off on the journey from Ubud to Gili T. A bonus of the day was having time for breakfast before the bus came. The bus arrived and we were in the front seat for the bus ride to the Panangbai. Strangely, we stopped part way where the driver told us to get out and to get our tickets. Having already paid for the trip and having what we thought were our tickets, we found this strange, but by this point in our travels we'd learnt to just go with it!

After being pestered by a cat and receiving our ticket for the boat, we were back on our way to get the boat. The pier was extremely busy with some people getting on what looked like much more luxurious boats than ours!

The boat arrived, luggage on and seats secured and we were on our way. The next 3 hours can only be described as hell. Sea sickness hit me for the first time in my life. The boat was extremely busy, with every seat taken up and people outside. It was impossible to have a window open due to the roughness and speed we were driving through the sea as the water would just fly in.

Somehow...we made it to Gili T sick free. Once we arrived, the stench of urine hit my nostrils immediately, This was coming from the islands mode of transport...the horses.

We checked into our hostel and went for a wander along the beachfront. We watched some surfers (which didn't entertain us after our Australian surfers) and ate at a vegetarian restaurant where a big group of dutch girls stole the last lasagne dishes we both wanted!Read more