Wednesday 27 July 2011
Sitting in Mataram airport. Goodbye Lombok, time here has been awesome! Hello (again) Bali. Looking forward to Babi Guling for lunch! 
Wednesday 27 July 2011
Lombok-Bali flight. All of... erm... 30 minutes 
Tuesday 26 July 2011
Our last night in Lombok, dinner at Bumbu, Senggigi. Nice place. A lot quieter than Bali (even Ubud).
Tuesday 26 July 2011
Food at this hotel is great, with one exception: no bacon @ breakie! Religious reasons allegedly. So what's with the bible in drawer by bed?
Tuesday 26 July 2011
Visited Sukarare, allegedly known for hand-woven rugs, wall hangings, etc. Yes, something like that was going on
Tuesday 26 July 2011
After 3 days of being held together with string found along the way, boots are off to the great trail in the sky 
Monday 25 July 2011
Sunset on Senggigi beach. Time to go fishing by the looks of it!
Sunday 24 July 2011
Back from 3 days trekking Mt Rinjani. Unbelievable experience. Catching up on news to see @CadelOfficial in yellow. Enjoy it in Paris Cadel!
Sunday 24 July 2011
Back at the Sheraton Senggigi & time for dinner with a well deserved beer... after a very much appreciated shower.
Sunday 24 July 2011
Our final meal on the trail and final few km of walking this arvo. Some tired but smiling faces at the end
Sunday 24 July 2011
Morning views from our final day trekking. The girls with our guide Amet & a local monkey at one of the rest areas.
Sunday 24 July 2011
Waking up to a warming fire and the chance to see sunrise from above the clouds for a second day.
Saturday 23 July 2011
Stars from our second night on Mt Rinjani. Sky so clear the Mikly Way was visible even before total darkness!
Saturday 23 July 2011
Camp day 2. Views from the other rim where we spent the previous night, round to the Gili Isles and across to Bali.
Saturday 23 July 2011
Afternoon walk along the lake shore & back to the rim. Under 8km for the day but almost 900m down & back up again.
Saturday 23 July 2011
Lunchtime treat - the only wash of the trek in a thermal spring by the crater lake. Luxury!
Saturday 23 July 2011
Chilly & hazy (thanks to bushfire smoke) morning on the rim. Luckily it soon warmed up on the walk to the lake.
Friday 22 July 2011
The night sky from our camp on the rim, with the silhouette of Mt Rinjani trailing off into the heavens.
Friday 22 July 2011
Sunset on the NE rim of Mt Rinjani. Spectacular! Altitude here was over 2700m and getting pretty chilly already.
Friday 22 July 2011
NE rim of Mt Rinjani after a little walk. 8½ hours, 11½km, 1800m climbed to be precise. In up to 34°C heat! Nice!
Friday 22 July 2011
Lunch in a shady spot, then more trekking into the clouds. Plus one of the porters caught mellowing out on a break!
Friday 22 July 2011
After 3hr drive from Senggigi, getting read & setting off through the fields on a 3 day trek across Mt Rinjani.
Thursday 21 July 2011
Lunch on arrival at Sheraton Senggigi... & a nice treat in our room after... & a local we had to fend off
Thursday 21 July 2011
Arrived in Lombok to find the pace very relaxing. Some flowers from Sheraton Senggigi's beautiful gardens
Thursday 21 July 2011
Bali-Lombok flight. All of 30 minutes. Check out the cabin humidity visible once the A/C came on!
Thursday 21 July 2011
Sunrise on Nusa Dua beach. Just a couple of sleepy looking tourists and the odd fisherman about at this time.
Wednesday 20 July 2011
Waka Sailing Adventure to Lembongan Island for some snorkelling (sans UW housing) and relaxation. Thank you Meli!
Tuesday 19 July 2011
For those that have asked... this is all you're getting until the professional pictures get here 
Monday 18 July 2011
Just enjoyed couple of slabs of left over wedding cake for supper
Monday 18 July 2011
Padang food for dinner. If you don't know: sort of a buffet of traditional dishes. This one by the side of the road.
Monday 18 July 2011
After sunset we saw a Kecak (Fire) Dance. No instruments, but think I prefer the rhythmic chanting of these dancers.
Monday 18 July 2011
... and finally, Tanah Lot in HDR. Seeing as this is HDR have gone with a very saturated look.
Monday 18 July 2011
... and here's some sunset shots from Tanah Lot.
Monday 18 July 2011
Tanah Lot is allegedly the most photographed place in Bali, so here's some... erm... tourist photos from there
Monday 18 July 2011
Kodok Goreng in Murni's Warung for lunch. Yum! That's fried frog in an Ubud café for the non-Indonesian speakers
Monday 18 July 2011
Offerings for safe passage on this footbridge in Ubud. Perhaps a few new planks would also help?
Monday 18 July 2011
Lunch (of frogs legs) at Murni's Warung. This is a great place built right into the side of the ravine by the river.
Monday 18 July 2011
"The Bridge of Hope", by the exit of the Antonio Blanco Museum, Ubud. Should be X-rated!
Monday 18 July 2011
Antonio Blanco Museum, Ubud. Flowers, birds & views in the grounds, but you'll have to visit yourself to see inside.
Monday 18 July 2011
A giant snail found in the garden this morning. Seemed keen to pose. Or perhaps not moving much is just their way?
Sunday 17 July 2011
Cicak warming themselves by the roof lighting. A sign of good luck apparently, even though they are found everywhere!
Sunday 17 July 2011
Wish I could tell you where this is. Just a lookout on a road somewhere in Bali. And the door on a hut over the road.
Sunday 17 July 2011
Durian tasting at the roadside. Not at all smelly but still not a favourite. Think it has a very strange texture.
Sunday 17 July 2011
Trip to a Kopi Luwak plantation for Coffee connoisseurs. Interesting, but lucky there was tea for the rest of us!
Sunday 17 July 2011
Having breakie, enjoying the view. Ahhh...
Saturday 16 July 2011
The Silly Stuff
Saturday 16 July 2011
The Dance
Saturday 16 July 2011
The Cake
Saturday 16 July 2011
The Speeches
Saturday 16 July 2011
The Dinner
