Rest of Lembongan

For those of you that maybe haven't checked my blog in a bit since I haven't updated in awhile, now that I'm back in NYC and I have fast internet, I'm putting up a bunch of posts.

This is leaving the beach on our snorkeling expedition. The boat was a solid piece of wood hollowed out into a canoe with dual outriggers. Pretty sweet and it really handled the huge swells well. The captain didn't speak english but we got along fine.

Here is cruising by the beach next to ours. Pretty sweet spot.

This is heading toward our second snorkel spot. The first was great. We were dropped off and just floated with the current, the captain picked us up after a little while. The reefs are amazing. Every type of coral, full of colorful fish. We had some bread as well that caused the fish to swarm all around us. The water was also exceptionally clear. I wish I had an underwater camera.
This was our second snorkel spot. It was a secluded bay off Nusa Pendia. It looked like it had a great beach but we didn't go ashore. Nusa Pendia is the least developed island in this area. The snorkeling here was also unbelievable. It was a little deeper so we didn't have to worry about getting cut up and the fish were a little larger. What a spot. Hilly cliff lined bay with green water.
On our return trip the captain took us around the other side of the island which is exposed to the open Indian Ocean. The waves were HUGE here but the boat handled them. We snapped this shot of an archway near crystal bay off Nusa Pendia.
We arrived safely back to our beach and the captain pulled the boat ashore. The rest of the day we just relaxed and did some more snorkeling right off the beach which was also excellent.
For sunset, we just relaxed on the beach with our drinks. Naturally, there are no rules here so you can do things like this and walk out of the restaurant with your drinks and take glass on the beach.

We walked a little bit inland after sunset and ate at a local establishment. Service was slow but it was half the price of beachfront and the food had a more indonesian flavor.

The following morning we finally took a stroll over to the next beach and onto the rock buttress that separated the two.

Mushroom Beach
Other side of Mushroom beach. Swimming was better on our side but this part was always empty.
Outcropping.
Sad to leave! Our hut complex is in the background. The lady at the desk for our entire stay was just so friendly and helpful the whole time. I tipped her a bit at the end and she kindly arranged for our trip back to the mainland to be free!