Gilligan is marooned on Gili Trawangan.
Saturday: Backstory
After some confusion, I was finally on my way from Ubud to Amed, a mountainous coastal region in northeast Bali. Since there are no highways or interstates, the 46 mile drive takes 2.5 hours. Upon arrival at my beach bungalow in Jemeluk village, the morning’s worries were quickly erased.
-massage: 100,000 rupiah ($7)
-amazing snorkel: box fish, puffer fish, butterfly fish, blue sea stars, and schools of mouth mackerel
-visited with bungalow neighbors Jim and Sandy from Brisbane
-danced to the live music next door
-gentle lapping of the waves lulled me to sleep
Sunday: Gilligan goes to Gili T
I hopped a fast boat to Gili Trawangan for the day. It’s a little island off Lombok about an hour from Amed.
I snorkeled with sea turtles, then wandered the beachfront, investing in a huge ear of grilled corn and mango gelato.
I was back at the port area by 3pm and told, “No boat to Bali today. Waves too big, 12-16ft high. Not safe.”
Ummmm.
So now what?
- Find bungalow.
- Turn off phone to conserve battery.
- Obtain a few basic necessities.
- Fill time with…more snorkeling!
- massage, with soundtrack of muezzin offering a very long and beautiful sunset call to prayer
Then, the real magic happened. I admired the staff’s evening snack, and they shared it with me.
Monday: Calm Seas
I awoke to no breeze in the palm trees. Yay! I checked in and was told that the boat would leave at 11:45am. Yoga and a bike ride around the island were therefore in order.
The unexpected delay was over, and it turned out to be a fun adventure. The day ended with another boat ride, this time in a jukung, to snorkel the Japanese wreck with new neighbors Kiley and Felix from Perth.
(borrowed photo)
The Journey in Between 
Jane, this is so lovely and such an adventure! It even makes me want to go (I’d be there if we could teleport). Those catamaran-type boats–I have a picture of one (with a passed by Naval Censor stamped on the back) that my father took off the coast of the Philippines. It’s got a rag of a sail on it and he said he would see them sometimes 50 miles out to sea. Now that’s a sailor….I’m looking forward to all of your posts!
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Oh, that is so cool! Thank you for sharing. I did see a couple with those ragged sails, heading out to fish in the night. Yes, very impressive!
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Jane, I am enjoying your blog! It sounds like it has been a wonderful vacation with great surprises. All the best, Lee
On Mon, Aug 5, 2019 at 10:21 AM The Journey in Between wrote:
> Jane posted: ” Gilligan is marooned on Gili Trawangan. Saturday: Backstory > After some confusion, I was finally on my way from Ubud to Amed, a > mountainous coastal region in northeast Bali. Since there are no highways > or interstates, the 46 mile drive takes 2.5 hou” >
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Looks like a grand adventure. So what was the local cuisine you were given? Esp.the purple? The yellow looks like it might have coconut in it.
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I’m not sure! The white and purple were starches; the purple reminded me of mashed potatoes. Perhaps purple potatoes? The yellow was definitely sticky rice, maybe flavored with saffron. The white was most likely cassava.
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