Dompu and Lakey beach

From Sumbawa Besar I went on to Dompu, but I was actually looking forward to seeing Lakey beach, a recommended surfspot, here at Sumbawa.
As I had to wait for my laundry, I left Sumbawa Besar quite late, but didn't worry, as there should be enough time to arrive at Dompu.
The ride was challenging, as the roads were demolished or covered with huge amounts of earth or mud by recent floodings, in the beginning. Later on it turned into an awesome ride through stunning mountainous areas and (again 😅) awesome views... 🤩
Dompu is a real small town, the first time I've struggled to find accommodation in Indonesia, as there were only one real Hotel (quite expensive), one real basic place, dirty and basic and still way too expensive. So I started checking anything showing up on google maps, and after two long-term-hotels (minimum rental 1 month) and one fully booked place, I've finally found something nice for a reasonable price - still unexpectedly expensive for a rural, low developed island. (Ok, we're talking about 12€ per night, but due to my experiences for now, I was expecting more Sumatra-like prices 😅).
Anyway, had a nice evening in a restaurant, the whole crew was furious about having a "Bule" in their restaurant: A lot of pictures and selfies, a TikTok video and after my meal, some karaoke was started. 🤗😂
Next morning I started early to go to Lakey beach, famous for surfing, but as I wasn't able to find any details about the surfspot, I decided to just go and see, if I could surf or not.
Well, perhaps I could have, as there was one spot with waves I could have handled,
but I didn't. 😅 After looking at three of the surf points and meeting two surfers in a beach bar, it was clear that this is a pure surfer's spot. Nothing going on except surfing, only better (at least intermediate) surfers around, nearly no beginner boards for rent and the beach and surrounding area didn't look too appealing to have a relaxed time, between surf sessions. So I decided that there will be other opportunities for surfing and went straight back to Dompu and to Bima, the same day. 😅
Had again a nice ride through the island, took a lot of breaks to enjoy the landscapes (didn't take too many pics🙈) and arrived at Bima at the early evening. 😎Read more