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We got picked up and taken to our boat not before getting stock of beer and food including 2 live chickens,we set off ,there was me and emma, the only english,3 frenchguys,1 italian ,3 norwegians ,a guy from hawaii and his japanese wife and another japenese girl, the boat was not at all luxurious it was small with 2 levels, 1 small whole in the floor toilet , no showers or fresh water, the first night we anchored up after sailing for about 3 hours, we all started...

We took ferry from Bali which took about 6 hours, it would have been faster, but the ferry stopped about 30ft from port because it was praying time. At the port, we got transfer to Sengigi where we found guesthouse for 50,000rp(?3) with breakfast. In the morning we went to the beach with our fishing rod and met a local guy called mohammed, he took us to the other side of the beach where his friend was spearfishing he had caught an octopus. He took simon spear fis...

We got to Sanur, booked into a big luxurious hotel with a beautiful beach and waisted no time having a drink at the bamboo bar, for dinner we took simons mum and dad out for their last night. In the morning we had breakfast and said our fairwells, then stayed around the pool that day making the most of the luxury before going back to budget. We found a guesthouse close by for 70,000rp inc breakfast (about ?4.50),then returned to bamboo bar for 2 for 1cocktailsan...

We all moved hotels to the west coast (Medewi bay retreat) it was very nice, Quiet and in the middle of no where, not a bar or resturant for miles, just little villages and roadside stalls that sold the very basic of supplies. We were shown to our room but before the man could show us how to make the sofa bed we were suprisingly upgraded to a 3 bedroom palace right on the pool, it was an amazing apartment, we had hit the jackpot. We again lazed around the pool re...