Kuta Lombok & Gili Islands

WOW

Pure paradise.

We rented a scooter today and drove around the whole city of Kuta. It was amazing. Easily the best beach we have been to yet. Hardly any people and perfect clear water and white sand. OH but the sand is actually make of little circle shells. Kinda looks like miniature dip and dots. It feels awesome on your bug-bitten feet.

I would say to any surfer that wants to take a trip anytime soon... this place is your true heaven!! BUT, don't come in rainy season... it rains, a lot. There isn't much to do if you don't have surfing in mind, but we have been enjoying it nonetheless.

We have about every other day without rain. It is a nice escape from the extreme heat, but you always want a lot of sunshine when you are in tropical places.

Check out the dark clouds. Storms are a brewing!

We spent three nights on the Gili Island Trawangan as well. It was beautiful. We found our favorite restaurant called the Blue Marlin and had delicious Kebabs from the grill every night. One meat and one seafood. We know we should have explored other places, but they were so wonderful we couldn't pull ourselves from their restaurant. ymmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

We stayed at the Lumbang Cottages Bungalow. They were sooo cute. Anyone that travels here (which everyone should) should stay here. They are off the beach a little bit, but cheaper that way. We loved every part of them. Our own outside shower covered by bamboo. Animals all around. Goats, cows, roosters, cats, cats and more cats. It was awesome!

We met some fun people on our snorkeling trip to the other two islands: Gili Meno and Gili Air. The water was pretty turned up from all the storms so we didn't get to see much of the reefs. OH and we found out that the fisherman use dynamite to kill massive amounts of fish at the same time. They actually drop it into the reefs. How awful!! Coral lines the beaches and while it is beautiful, it is sad to know that the reefs are being destroyed to kill the fish.