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Showing posts with label gili meno. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gili meno. Show all posts

4.06.2011

Lovina to Munduk to Seminyak

Well we've been on the road...We stayed in Lovina for a night because we quickly discovered it to be a ghost town and then we moved on up, literally, to Munduk. Munduk is located in the northern part of Bali and is perched high on a ridge. It was the first cool weather we have experienced in a while, which was such a relief! Most people staying in Munduk come for the trekking. We decided to give it a go and trekked an hour up to the "red coral" waterfall and then took a different path back.  We thought the path would lead us through the many rice patties and coffee plantations up there, but unfortunately we either got lost, or the guide lied, because we trekked up and down through dense jungle and came across far too many vicious Bali dogs. Bali dogs sit and bark/snarl at anyone/thing that passes by, which is ok if you have one dog doing that, but most people own multiple muscular pooches so we had packs of two or three snarling at us from each angle, which happened about every ten minutes, talk about a fun situation! Needless to say, we survived and left Munduk the following morning for the low-brow scene of Seminyak. We are definitely ready for some civilization and Seminyak is a thronging mass of people, a 360 degree difference from the ghost towns we experienced on the other side of Bali.

Photos: Gili Meno/Air
 
Rocks (Amed) and Woman (Luang Prabang, Laos)


4.01.2011

Photo Friday

Kids playing off of Gili Meno

3.31.2011

A rainy day in the Gilis

When it rains in the Gilis, it really rains. Its been about five days of semi-consistent rain and today, we had a full day of shifting between drizzle to downpour. We decided we would brave the drizzle and head out for a run, until the sky opened up and just dumped buckets and buckets of water on us. We had to camp out under a beach side hut where we were almost struck by lightening. I guess sitting near the ocean during a lightning storm is not the smartest idea, needless to say, we sprinted back.  Later we were able to enjoy about an hour reprieve from the rain to take these photos!

3.30.2011

Gili Meno

Welcome to Gili Meno. The smallest of the three islands has a "Robinson Crusoe" feel (to quote our Lonely Planet), and is delightfully deserted. We spent the day getting lost along the dirt paths that criss-cross the island, while mingling with the hundreds of pygmy goats that spend their days eating the long grass under the coconut groves. We also decided to splurge and stay at a slightly nicer bungalow for $20 a night versus our usual $10. Now our $20 bungalow feels like we are at the Ritz.

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