Day 9: Exploring Beyond the Bridge

After our usual breakfast, we jumped back into the buggy for one last explore around Nusa Lembongan while we had the use of the buggie. We found a few new roads, watched locals going about their day building roads and somehow balancing all sorts of things on their motorbikes. We've loved getting a little glimpse into everyday island life.

We also checked out a few beach clubs to help us decide where we'd spend tomorrow (Laura's birthday) before heading home for a quick swim and returning the buggy.

From there, we walked across the famous Yellow Bridge and caught a taxi around the island of Nusa Ceningan. We visited the stunning Blue Lagoon, Secret Beach where we had our first beach swim and it was perfect after our walk around some of the sights. Another spectacular lookout where huge waves crashed against the cliffs while surfers took them on below. We enjoyed lunch with an incredible view before making our way back across the bridge.
Then began the traditional Bali game of negotiating a taxi fare. Everyone wanted to charge 150,000 rupiah for what was only a very short trip, but we'd read it should be closer to 100,000.

Sam wasn't giving up that easily.

He went from one taxi driver to another person, to someone's cousin, then to a lady around the corner, until eventually someone agreed to take us for 100,000 rupiah. Success!

The taxi ride home was obviously a little too relaxing because Jai fell asleep before we even made it back to the villa!

The afternoon was wonderfully slow. The kids listened to stories while I enjoyed reading my book, and Sam caught up on some work before we wandered to a local warung for dinner.

Now we're all home, completely exhausted and ready for another early night.

Trip Statistics

- New roads explored: Several
- Beach clubs inspected: A few
- Bridges crossed: 1 (twice)
- Islands visited today: 2
- Taxi naps: 1
- Books read in the sunshine: 1
- Warung dinners enjoyed: 1
- Family memories made: CountlessRead more