Living it up in Gili T

I arrived in Gili Trawangan the next morning. Gili Trawangan (Gili T for short!) is a beautiful little island off the coast of Lombok, full of amazing beaches. There are no motorised vehicles on the island and everyone gets around either by walking, cycling or horse and cart.

Arriving in Gili T

I spent a relaxing day at the beach before meeting some people at my hostel. I went to the beach with some of them the next day and we decided to go wake boarding! You have a board, similar to a snow board, attached to your feet, and you have to hold on to a rope and a boat will pull you along! It was so much fun and I managed to stand up for a bit on my first go! 

           Beach at Gili T 

I had a great night with people at the hostel- from Germany, Holland, Wales, Australia, Canada, France, South Africa and England, and the next day I headed to the beach with 2 girls I'd met from Manchester.

We walked for a while down the beach, past all the restaurants and bars, to a spot that was meant to be a good place to see turtles. We hired some snorkels and waded out until we could swim.

         Us with our snorkels on

The sea was beautiful! It was clear blue and there were loads of different kinds of fish. I ventured out to where the sea started to get deep and I saw a turtle! 

             The beach

We all ate at the night market that evening. There were many stalls with loads of different foods, and you could choose what you wanted to eat. The food was really good and so cheap as well! 

          At the night market

After spending another chilled day at the beach- and seeing 3 turtles! - we thought we'd take a trip to Gili Air, which is one of the Gili Islands, half an hour boat ride away. 

Gili Air is a lot smaller than Gili T, and a lot less touristy. We barely saw anyone else walking round the island. After a relaxing afternoon on the beaches, we headed back. 

                     Gili Air

The tiny, empty streets in Gili Air

        Us all having lunch on Gili Air

Me waiting for the boat with my sun turban!

Once we got back to Gili T, we went to the sunset bar with a load of people from the hostel. The bar was a bit of a walk away but it was great to see a bit more of the island. The sunset was beautiful, glowing red over the sea.

            The sun setting

            Us all at the sunset bar

 The sun glowing red at sunset

I left Gili T the next day to go back to Bali, to a place called Ubud.