Moved from a small island to a bigger one, Lombok, by boat and a vehicle with the classic Pony Interior (pony EXterior, too, for that matter!). Senggigi ("sen-GEE-gee") is one of hundreds of cove/beach/former fishing towns all the way around the 90-mile circumference. The Wira Cafe and Guesthouse is a great location with the beach and pier down a shop-strewn alley. The (200,000 rupiah=) $20 room has fan, first hot shower in a week, and a cheap diner up front. Big drawback is the nightly lounge band pounding through the walls with covers of John Denver, John Bon Jovi, and most of the other John's from the '80's.
It's still a working fishing village with Veggies-By-Honda, ATM's, and roving police. Those colourful sails are on fishing skiffs but look like windsurfers. The Coconut Guy is busy these days with the harvest. He clambers up 100-foot palm trees in flip-flops and machete. (Indonesia is the world's biggest exporter of coconuts.) The Straits of Bali are warm, shallow, and clear for easy snorkeling. Despite all the dead coral washing up, you can still see free-form colorful living corals just 2 feet under the surface!
Giggly Moslem girls struggle between religious constrictions and the
freedoms of the visitors on the beach. They even gaze longingly at the
artistic surfboard marking the local reef --- will they ever hang 10??
In the meantime, a couple of rare Canadian travelers show up in a
different kind of headdress. Sorry, girls, didn't mean to scare you!
It's still a working fishing village with Veggies-By-Honda, ATM's, and roving police. Those colourful sails are on fishing skiffs but look like windsurfers. The Coconut Guy is busy these days with the harvest. He clambers up 100-foot palm trees in flip-flops and machete. (Indonesia is the world's biggest exporter of coconuts.) The Straits of Bali are warm, shallow, and clear for easy snorkeling. Despite all the dead coral washing up, you can still see free-form colorful living corals just 2 feet under the surface!
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