Oct 19 - Gili

The island of Gili is a beautiful, tourist, cat filled, small island. (Asked Rachel why all the cats and no dogs, well i guess Muslims hate dogs, hence all the cats) The cats are so skinny and most have the tails chopped off. Most beg for food or are lying around anywhere they feel. As i love cats i feel the need to pet them, but dont as i don't know if they have fleas or other bugs and i don't need that.
The island has the most awful beach water, dead coral is found about 1M from the shore so you can't really go for a dip properly unless you want to walk on corral (my feet aren't tough enough) and i ended up scrapping the top of my toe this morning.

Yesterday we went with our bikes to go around the island. It was a 40-60 min bike/walk - as the path becomes sandy and pedaling is impossible you need to walk the bike. We went to the Sunset Bar (which isn't a bar at all just a slab of concrete with a guy playing music from the speakers) to see the sun set down over Bali, it was okay a little disappointing as the sun just hide down past the mountain and no pretty colors hit the sky. I did get some amazing shots before the sun was completely down. ((insert pics here)).

When i arrive back i will insert more pics and update more pages.

I feel the blog is now taking a backseat, also not much happening right now as we are on an island - eating, sunbathing, going into the water, in room, eating, drinking a little, and relaxing. Last night i watched a movie "into the wild" at the movie theatre it was good except for the need to purchase something that was overpriced, but the choc milkshake was delicious.

Right now it's 330pm and i'm taking a break from the sun, tara's internet is suppose to have a/c but it feels like a fan instead but it's cool and i'm out of the sun. Was in the sun most the morning. Had an early dip at 9:00 then breakfast and back to the beach until 100 for lunch. My tan is developing very nicely, just don't want the burning to occur.

The bungalow i'm staying is nice except for the bathroom. During the night the cockroaches come out and i find them dead upside down on the tile. Today as i was going to the toilet i stepped on one of the dead ones that must have moved in and died from 9 - 1. It scared me as it snapped when i stepped on it. because it's an island, power cuts out and is usually off during the day and cuts in & out during the morning hours. That's why the early morning occurred today as the fans quit working and the sun heats up the room so much you are forced to wake up.

Dean, Lian and Debbie are out on a dive right now. Rachel is probably sunbathing or walking around the village and i'm trying to avoid the sun. The sun goes down at 600 here and then it's dark. not all places have lights out front. The stars are amazing and it's different seeing Orion upside down. I have seen the big dipper but have yet to find small dipper or the "W" Cassiopeia (think that is it's name)


Well that's it for now folks, will have more time to update when i'm in airports on the 23 & 24th so that's the 22 & 23rd for all of you.