Weve moored up at Gili Trawangan just off the mainland-lombok.....stunning robinson cruiso style island but with more bamboo bars then he enjoyed!
The people are wonderful and chilled........our favourite indonesian phrase has turned from 'dimana kemar kecil' ('where is the toilet?') for bali and java, to the much used/loved phrase 'kanapa tidak' ('why not.why not')......
We had our first taste of Asias famed Full-Moon partys last night, so joyous but slightly ragged around the edges-crawled in at 5am then out again fior diving at 9am.....all good fun- as my diving instructor says (imagine in a gorg scottish accent) 'Nothing that a bit of 100% oxygen cant cure!'
Sooooooooooo.....skin is getting browner, smile is getting perminently fixed on my face, and just wish i could bring you all out here to see hoe BLOODY STUNNING it is round here.....diving is my new obsession, which is mental as jen and i worked out it connected 9 major fears ive had since a kid. well well well.
So off to collect jen from her dive theory lesson, bought her some cadburys choc to make her smile, then off for some lovely nosh! Fresh tuna in garlic sauce-NEARLLY beats mums lasagne........'nearlly'.
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Well that sounds absolutely wonderful, Bex. SO glad the diving course is working for you. Talk about confronting your fears head on. Well done.
lots of love and hugs
bob and mazza xxxxxx
Well, I hoped some things could beat a bit of lasagna!!! You've been blogging and I didn't realize (have stopped checking!) So nice to get to live it vicariously! Would love a reminder of what those 9 fears are!
Lani is following in your footsteps (and mine!) freaking about the sharks and Pirahna in the deep end of the local swimming pool still! (Mind you, she got distracted today by hearing about the Chupacabra ... or Goat Sucker ... and that took her mind off sharks and Pirahna! We pointed out that it seemed to be a mythical thing that people had created as a combination of wolf and vampire bat ... and that reassured her a lot?!@? ... I wondered if the vampire bat bit of the information may cause more problems! However, she smiled and calmed down and likened being frightened of the Chupacabra to being frightened of the Hippogryph in Harry Potter.) We did lots of research into the White Tipped Shark you mentioned seeing, and they both seemed to calm down (Freya and Lani) about you being eaten, quite considerably. At least sharks have taken over from the fear of large water serpants as regards our local indoor pool (Chlorine and all)!!!
You are educating them.
much love
Mum
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