-
Tranquility on carless Gili Air. You can wander around the whole of Gili Air in about 90 minutes or hire a bicycle.
-
The four sea turtles I saw in these waters made my day.
-
Gorgeous bungalows where we stayed. There were only a handful of bungalows and the staff were friendly and helpful. It’s away from the main drag so very quiet, other than the roosters that crowed all night!
-
It would be so nice to have more carless places.
-
Gili Air has a population of about 1,800. Here, the locals gather in preparation of a wedding party.
-
Horse and cart is the other mode of transport.
-
Local women preparing meals for the wedding party that usually last a few days.
-
Gili Air, Lombok
-
Family chilling out
-
View of Mt Rinjani (3,726 metres) is the second highest volcano in Indonesia.
-
Mt Rinjani at 3,726 metres, only visible early in the morning during our visit.
-
My guide Dan who is also the cook. Here he is making fresh chilli sauce from scratch in the middle of nowhere.
-
No need for freeze-dried meals when you can haul a wok!
-
Another 2 hours to the crater rim.
-
After the rain.
-
It took me 7 hours and a 2000m ascent to reach the crater rim. Without me, but still with a pack, Dan would take max 3 hours to get there. In flip flops.
-
Neighbour in the mist.
-
Crater rim, at approx 2700m. It was a tough hike for me but the view was stunning. On the right is the smaller volcano Mt Baru with smoke coming out. Mt Baru was formed a couple of hundred years ago.
-
Crater rim, Mt Rinjani
-
Temperature overnight was about 6C. The condition in the early morning was perfect – no wind, no rain and within half an hour, the clouds cleared, slowly revealing the lake and the smaller Mt Baru.
-
Crater rim, Mt Rinjani
-
Senggigi Beach
-
Fruit?
-
Friendly locals
-
At least once a day a day, these offerings are placed in temples, houses and other buildings, even on motorbike seats and on restaurant shrines.
Accompanied by a prayer, a stick of burning incense and delicately sprinkled with holy water, the offerings act as gifts of gratitude to the Gods and appeasement to negative spirits.
-
Ubud Royal Palace
-
Ubud Royal Palace, Bali
-
Hanging Lobster Claw
-
-
Certainly a beautiful setting!
-
Ubud Palace, Bali
-
One of many temples in Ubud.
-
Nature reserve and Hindu temple complex Ubud Monkey Forest.
-
Temple in Monkey Forest
-
Ubud Monkey Forest
-
Ubud Monkey Forest
-
Ducks in rice paddies
-
Follow
Following
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
A Fish Called Wander 
Lovely. I could use a dose of Gilli Air…