Lombok and the Gili Islands
Marita3
Mark & Helen Syrett
Fri 19 Oct 2012 10:19
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we had a tour of Lombok organised
by Ali as our Tour Guide. We drove up into the mountains to feed the
monkeys
  Then we went to the oldest Temple on the
island, dedicated to five faiths, Hindu,Christian,Buddist, Muslim and Sasak, the
original faith. A peaceful place with ponds and gardens.
  We carried on to watch ikat cloth weavers, all in
one village, intricate designs woven on hand looms.
  Driving through the countryside was lovely but
there was too much rubbish discarded everywhere
 We saw a pottery village, and some batik work
too.
 There was a Sasak traditional village to see, with
villagers still living traditional lives.
 So many impressions in one day, we returned to the
boat exhausted!
The next day we took a snorkelling tour of the Gili
Islands,
 Snorkelling is easy in such clear water
with a boat to follow should we tire ourselves!
 Ashore there are restaurants, places to stay and
many dive shops.
The next day we motored over to Gili Aer and spent
two days relaxing in the sun, before some sad news, Mark's mother has had
a stroke, so we sailed to Bali Marina yesterday from the Gilis and he has
flown back to the UK this evening.
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