Our long awaited (or so it seems) day to return to Lombok has finally arrived. Thunder and lightning have filled the skies for several hours before dawn and we're hoping to get a reprieve just long enough for us to reach Padang Bai where the ferry leaves to Lombok. It's a good hours ride under ideal conditions and with the wet, slippery roads it will be considerably longer. We hear a tap, tap, tap on the door as John questioningly asks, "you two ready to go?...

Hi Everyone. It's been sometime since writing as we've been enjoying some R&R on the island of Lombok, "a holiday from our holiday", if that makes sense. We took the public ferry from Padang Bai, Bali over to Lember, Lombok. After a long 5-hr ferry trip we arrived. Our friend Bill tells us just follow the main road North and you will arrive in Senggegi. Driving through the city of Mataram was difficult as there was heavy rain and without signs telli...