Just a quick stop at the Gili's and then off to the wild west

On Wednesday, it was supposed to go to the Gili Islands, specifically to Gili Air. The Gili's consist of three islands located next to Bali. Gili Air is a mix of a bit of party and yet quiet for relaxation. But before heading to the Gili's, the alarm clock rang at 5.00 am and we went to the beach again. Tatjana and I had arranged to go stand-up paddling again... Towards the sunrise. It was the best idea ever, although I cursed that damn alarm clock multiple times. But it was worth it. At 10 o'clock, I took the speedboat. Since there is also good winds in Bali, the ride was a bit more exciting. It was rocking back and forth. Luckily, the woman in front of me couldn't handle it and got seasick. Which means she had to go over everything in her head again 🙄 Luckily, it didn't smell so bad, so I didn't have to join in. Well, once arrived, I relaxed a bit on the beach and took my nap. In the evening, I just wanted to enjoy the sunset, but suddenly it was happy hour and there were cocktails. When I wanted to go home, unfortunately there was a bar with electronic dance music where I had to stop. Finally getting away from that, the next bar came. This time with live music... Well, what can I say.... The 5th cocktail also tasted good 😂

In the morning, unfortunately, it was already time to go back with the speedboat. You can definitely spend several days here and should do so. But my schedule was tight and so after the speedboat, I took a taxi through the island to the other end. It took a whole 4 hours for 130km to get to the new quarters and the new area... Pemuteran....

Here I booked two nights first and I have to plan further. I think it's now the 20th version, things change hourly 😜 But that's exactly what backpacking is all about. The plan is to have no plan...