Today woke up at 5AM for a sunrise boat ride and snorkeling. It was calm and serene sailing out into the sunrise, and watching the whole landscape turn from dark to pinkish light. We sailed for 45 minutes or so until jumping off to snorkel at a nearby beach. I personally had more fun snorkeling yesterday, because today I saw less fish and the water was more murky. We only snorkelled for 20 mins or so because a lot of people were (1) sea sick (2) didn't know how t...

I slept sporadically until sunrise, where the whole sky illuminated with a pinkish tone. It was so beautiful, and it was awesome waking up and walking on the beach. Later on in the morning, I ended up renting some snorkel gear and snorkels at least 3 hours today. So many fish and coral! I saw bright blue and yellow ones, rainbow ones, angelfish, and even a giant purple starfish! For the rest of the afternoon, I just showered and hung out at the bungalow area and ...

After breakfast we made another long drive (4 hours) to Amed, an isolated fishing village on Bali's east coast. Driving there was very pretty and winding up cliffs, it reminded me a bit of the drive up Mt. Tam. Once we arrived here, it was amazing. We are staying in these awesome beach bungalows right on the beach. The area we are in is super rural; there is no wifi and the majority of the population here is quite poor. The bungalow is complete with 2 outdoor bed...