Horse and Cart

After spending some time in Ubud, we decided to make our way to the Gili Islands. Three Islands between Bali and Lombok. We had read about them and heard about them from a couple of people, so we decided to check it out. The first island is the big, main island and then you have a smaller island (which is apparently where the honeymooners go) and then you have the smallest island, Gili Air - the island we stayed on. There are dirt roads, no ATM's and regular power outages. But the best part about this island (well all three) is that there are no motorized vehicles - only a horse and cart. So to get to our bungalow from where we got dropped off by boat, we hopped onto a little cart pulled by a pony. It was hilarious and pretty bizarre.

It took about an hour to walk around the whole island - that's how small it was. We did the walk on our first day and saw signs that would say "we do laundry with sweet water". So of course we were laughing and wondering what "sweet water" was - we wanted to get us some of that water. Well we came to learn quite fast what it meant. Almost the whole island uses salt water - meaning all of our showers while we were there were in salt water. Which is pretty weird - you don't really feel clean. I think only a couple of places offer "sweet water" showers. And getting a hot shower can be a challenge too, but it was well worth it.

Gili Air was amazing!! It took a bit of time to get into the rhythm, but once you get it, you don't want to leave. It is so relaxing - you just hang out by the ocean and read. No internet (unless you go looking for it), no TV and no stress. We would wake up every morning and have breakfast right by the ocean. What more could you ask for. Great people and a great vibe. We will definitely be going back.

Love Melissa and Arnold

Wow, I'm going all out with pics now haha...