Stormsail

Woke up early ordered breakfast and finished packing. Once we were ready we left and walked down the road to where we had to catch the shuttle boat to Lombok. The boat trip did not take that long but we did get a little wet on the way. Once we got to Lombok we waited for a while before a bus took us to another bus station. This bus took us to the ferry station at Lemb. From here we had a 4 1/2 hour ferry trip back to Bali. The trip was not that bad apart from all the Indonesian men staring at Debs, but they got out stared by me. Once we made it to Panedanfeli we got on a coach that drove us to Ubad. It only took one hour. Once we arrived in Ubad we walked to the place we stayed at before. We met Charlotte and Giles there, and we both got change4d and all went out to dinner. The food was OK but it took a while to cook, as the place only had one cooker. After that we walked back to our rooms. I played Guitar for a while and Debs read. After a bit we decided to go to sleep as we had deserved it after a long day travelling from Gili Trawangan.

The sun is shinng and we are sitting in an excellent restaurant about to eat chip butties. We have had a fab holiday but now it’s time to go home and we are looking forward to it… 6 days to go Woke up for the eighty sixth time, smiley face was next to me. We lay in bed for a while reading. I finished the sticky bun book and we then got breakfast. After which we did some packing as we were leaving for Ubud tomorrow. Once some of that task was finished we got out beach gear ready and went out. We shopped at the excellent restaurant for a chip butty and I also had a coffee. We then walked to the beach and found a spot to settle for the day. The day was good sitting chilling on the sand with the sun shinning above. We had lunch via a trip to noodle woman cause it was cheap. We met James and his mates on the beach and got him to take a cheesy photo of Debs and me on the beach. We showed him the developed photos of India and then off he went. We were going to meet him at the party later. We left the beach at 4pm and returned to the hut got changed and played scrabble. After which we walked into town and entered the Tragangan restaurant for a beer while watching Casino. After the film we walked to the party and found James again but alas he disappeared. We left later and walked down the beach to our hut and went to sleep unhappy that we did not get James address.

Woke up with Charlotte saying goodbye as her and Giles were making their way to Candidasa to buy some stuff. Debs and I lay in bed for a while and then I ordered breakfast for myself as I was diving again. I got my stuff ready and said bye to Debs and made the long way to the dive centre. Once I was there I got my gear ready. We then got on the boat and met my buddy Oliver from Holland. Once we got to the dive site we got our kit together and dived in we made our way to 28 metres and saw lots of life including a stonefish! After that I walked down the beach and found Debs sunbathing on her own. I then went and had lunch in the usual place. After lunch I sat on the beach for a while. After which I walked back to the dive centre. After a short wait we got back on the boat and on to the next dive site. The dive was to about 22 metres and I saw a giant clam about a metre long. It was amazing! I also saw a turtle as he swam through the water. After the dive I returned to meet Debs on the beach. We lay on the beach for a while and then went back to our hut got changed to go out. We then walked into town and to the Trawangan restaurant where we met James. Joey was not with him as he flipped out in Thailand. We sat talking to James and said we would meet him on the beach. We then walked all the way back to our little hut and went to bed.

Woke up as per usual with the bloody cockerel waking up. I found someone to get Debs and I breakfast. We ate that and I prepared my stuff so to go diving for the morning. I was finally able to clear my ears. Debs walked to the dive centre with me as she wanted to buy some more suntan lotion. I said goodbye to her as I had made it to the dive centre. I found Carol and had a cup of coffee whilst we waited for Megan to return from an early morning dive. I then got my gear ready. I was diving with Carol and going to complete the navigation skills for the Advanced Padi course. Once we had reached the dive site we got kited up and entered the water into a mass of small jelly fish. We descended down to about 6 metres and did some stuff with the compass. Afterwards we arrived on to explore the reef. I saw lots of small fish and a cuttlefish. After that we did a safety stop and surfaced. Getting on the boat was fun due to the swell. Anyway I eventually returned to the beach and found Debs. When Giles and Charlotte turned up we walked up the beach to get some lunch. The rest of the day was spent relaxing on the beach. I returned about 4ish to get my stuff together for the night dive. I then walked up to the dive centre and got my gear and then got on the boat. The dive was really good and we saw a puffer fish at 22 metres. I touched him and it was quite slimy. Anyway the moon could be seen from the sea and it looked very mellow. Once the dive had finished I tried to find the others but failed so I had dinner on my own next door to our hut. I then broke into our hut and waited for Debs to return. When she did we lay around for a while and went to sleep.

Woke up quite early and lay awake a while before breakfast came along. Afterwards I got my self ready I walked up to the dive centre. We had to wait a while as the boat was still about doing stuff. I sat around talking with Megan and then we walked up the road while she ate some food and I had a cup of tea. We then went back to the dive centre and waited some more. Another person doing the advanced course joined in and watched the underwater navigation video. We then got our gear together and went on the boat. We then dived in once we reached the site. I had a problem at 5 metres in that my right ear would not pop. I tried going up and down to see if it would but it did not so I had to abort the dive. I surfaced and got back on the boat and waited for the others to come back. After that we returned to the dive centre and I decided to stop for the day. I returned to the beach and found the others. I then went to have lunch. Afterwards I went back to the beach and relaxed. I eventually fell asleep for a while. We then returned to the hut. I had a shower and relaxed. Deb’s was not feeling too good after eating some coconut earlier, so the rest of us left her as we walked into town and ate dinner whilst watching a film. We then returned to the hut. Giles and Charlotte went to the party. I however went to bed.