Saturday, April 19, 2014

Gili Meno

The bungalows we are staying at have a distinctive roof line that makes it look like an abbey. We are 1/6 mile from the beach. There are free roaming chickens, goats and cows. In the morning there is the almost constant sound of rooster song.

Breakfast was a delicious banana pancake served with honey and lime. The coffee is thick and if you drink all the way to the bottom gritty.

After breakfast we headed beach side. I made a sand boob fort for Matt. Matt was slightly injured while attempting a sea-handstand. He forgot to put his hands out and hit and scraped his head on a lot.

We noticed a small bar, offering free WiFi, across from where we were camped beach side. In an attempt to get their WiFi password James and I ordered a fresh fruit juice. While we were enjoying our juice I pulled my phone out and the friendly bar keep said "sorry WiFi broken." Oh well who needs it anyway! Eventually the whole group joined us at the beach side bar. Amy and Mike went for a scuba dive.

For lunch we headed inland to a small eatery located next to our bungalows. The food was exceptionally fresh and delicious.

After lunch, it was time for a rest. It really had been a terribly exhausting day.

A very relaxing siesta later Matt, James and I went in search of the others. We headed toward the beach and reunited with everyone. We headed west to view the sunset. It was an incredibly brilliant and peaceful.

Dinner was up the beach and delicious. This was our last dinner with Ben and Alex as they are headed back home. Our waiter was very friendly. We also enjoyed the local boys rendition of Korn's Creep. It was lovely.

The view of the stars is quite brilliant. We enjoyed trying to locate familiar constellations and identity ones specific to the southern hemisphere.

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