We arrived on Christmas Eve via ferry from Bali. Our guesthouse, Pondok Lita, and a lot of the island had VERY spotty electricity. Meaning we had a very hard time finding cheap cold beer because the electricity had been out all day, and the first night we came home, from going out, to no power or even running water. All I can say is thank goodness for the head lamps we packed for the trek!
On Christmas Day Jenny and I decided to try Scuba Diving since this area is a pretty popular spot to dive. We spent the AM in the pool learning about the equipment and practicing our technique. After lunch, at this delecious beach side spot, we boarded the boat and headed to the dive location. Jenn and I were both extremely nervous about the dive since it was our first time, and we didn't have the best experience in the pool.
Of course it turned out to be an amazing experience. We had one guide for just the two of us. He did a great job at pointing out and signaling to us the different sea creatures we saw including trigger fish, angel fish, clams, shrimp, crabs, feather coral, starfish, tons of other schools of fish, breath taking coral, and of course a few great whites..haha only kidding! Initially we went down about 5 meters and then we followed the vibrant coral reef down another 10 meters so in total we were 15 meters under the surface and were underwater for about 45 minutes. Overall it was a great experience, but I'm not sure the next time either of us will do it again.
We left the Gili islands early on the 26th for the main island of Lombok. We are staying four nights in Lombok where two of those will be spent in the wilderness during our three day trek to the summit of Mount Rinjani and the other two will be spent in Sengigi (before and after the trek). Check back soon for updates on the trek!
Xoxo,
Nichole and Jenny
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