My first taste of Bali and Lombok

Once I'd checked into my new hotel, I went in search of food. I ended up at the beach. After lunch, I was walking along the beach when I got chatting to some Australians who were with a surf instructor from Bali.

After a while I decided I'd get a surf lesson. The beach at Bali is not only a really nice beach, but it's also great for surfing.

The beach in Bali

I got an hour surf lesson for about £7. The guy taught me how to get into position on the sand before we ventured out. The waves weren't very big so it's great for beginners.

I really enjoyed it and even managed to stand up a bit! 

I booked my boat to Lombok for the next day, and got dinner with a Canadian and 2 Kiwis I'd met at my hostel. I was so tired from all the travelling around that I fell asleep pretty quickly.

I left Bali at 6.30am and caught the slow boat (it's was $15 cheaper!) to Lombok. The journey was pretty nice actually. It was cool to see Bali and Lombok from the sea. 

Bali from the sea

Views from the sea

The next day I hired a taxi driver to take me around the island. He took me to the monkey forest, which is in the mountains. It started to rain really hard so I only got to see a few monkeys. From the top, the view was amazing- I could see all the mountains and forests. 

The monkey forest

More of the forest 

After that he took me to a beach. We passed through some beautiful scenery.

Some of Lombok

The beach was nice, with the mountains and blue water. I noticed that the meter had got to £10 already and I mentioned that the trip seemed really expensive for not very much, so he offered to take me to Kuta beach Lombok which is meant to be really beautiful, for free.

The nearer beach 

He took me on his scooter for the 2 hour journey down to the beach. The beach was really nice, with amazing blue water- but it was a long way to travel on a scooter!

Me holding a rock at Kuta beach

Me holding the rock again

I went swimming but didn't stay too long as wanted to get back before it turned dark. The area was very remote around Kuta beach, and the surrounding beaches, and we had to go along dirt roads for a while before we got to the main road.

Another shot of the beach

The sun setting over a temple

I booked my boat to Gili T for the next day when I got back and enjoyed some really good live music at a restaurant before heading to bed.