Gili and Lombok- Senggigi

Obviously we made the most of our last morning in Gili with a dip in the pool, followed by a walk to the beach to relax in the sun and have a swim. We all enjoyed a lunch on the beach before heading to the boat to sail back over to Lombok for our last night.

We stayed in the Senggeggi resort which wasn't so exciting, but had a massive pool the shallow end was 1.30m! 

We then all had one last dinner with the group and a few drinks, Anthony on karaoke! And said goodbyes to those who were leaving in the night! 

Lombok- Mt Rinjani

We had another early start with a long journey ahead to a hotel on Mt Rinjina on route we stopped at a local market, it is nothing like our markets, it's packed, smells and there are flys on everything! There are also hundreds of horse and cart (the poor horses) and lots of motorbikes. Obviously we are as much of an attraction to the people here as they are to us as they wouldn't usually get that many tourists. 

We then went to see how bamboo weaving works, and got the chance to have a go, I was a natural! I purchased a sunglasses case which cost me about £1 and we then headed to our next hotel. 

After taking the wrong route and ending up on the east side of the island instead of the west we reached our hotel with the most amazing views of the island, volcano, waterfalls and monkeys!

In the afternoon we visited a traditional village where they lived in wooden huts with little light and had about 18 living there! There lifestyle is definitely not something I would be able to get used to! To end the at we went to a restaurant which had steak and chocolate cake, so my day was made, more my kind of living! 

                 

Lombok- Rice fields, Weavers, Pottery and Crackers

1st June 2015. 

We set off in the morning to learn about the lifestyle in Lombok as it is very different to home (wouldn't be my ideal life). we stared by walking around the various rice fields seeing how much work goes into getting those few grains of rice! The answer is a lot! 

We then headed back to the hotel for a shower before heading to a local weaving village for a buffet and to see the weaving in action! It's mad they live in little stone/muddy streets with tiny houses and only the women weave because they men are not 'creative' enough! 

We then visited a cracker making village and then a pottery village. Each village in the community is known for one skill and they exchange products between villages before selling in the markets. It definitely made us realise how lucky we are especially as they have the extra heat to make working harder.