Day 42 (Monday 27th November 2006) It was hard work getting up early for the boat, but I just about managed it and arrived in Bangsal around 09:00. It was the dreaded return and barely had the boat touched shore when the locals flocked towards us in their hoards. I grabbed a horse cart to where my bus would pick me up and told all the jewellery sellers to 'beat it' while we waited. About an hour or so later, me and my bags were being dumped by the side of the...

Day 41 (Sunday 26th November 2006) My alarm clock (the local mosque and its tuneful prayer songs) woke me up nice and early. I decided to make this my last day in Lombok, before beginning my trip back to Bali in the morning, so i got in all the snorkeling i could. Unfortunately, like yesterday, the current was stupidly strong before lunch and although i saw loads that morning, the best was to come in the afternoon. I snorkeled for hours, photographing some mor...

Day 39 (Friday 24th November 2006)Determined to find the cricket somewhere on this blasted island, Marc was up early in time for the start of day's play. He searched every bar in Gili Trawangan, checking over 200-channels, but could he find it?...now that's not really playing cricket! What's up with these people and where are all the Australians???? Obviously somewhere where they can watch it and Marc, now seething, trudged back to the guesthouse. Sar...

Day 37 (Wednesday 22nd November 2006)Sarah was ill all through the night and in the morning, Bjoern's wonderful sister Andrea gave her some pills to help the cramps and nausea. With Sarah dying and Marc having to adapt back to a land mammal, she went back to bed and he went off to the internet cafe, where we moped until 14:00.Marc, however, did find a little something to smile about whilst surfing the sports news... Arsenal going top of their champions league...

Day 35 (Monday 20th November 2006)Well the bubble has well and truly burst ladies and gentlemen! Just as Sarah was the night before last, Marc was up all night long, but it was the excruciating pain of trapped water in the ears that was to blame.With no sign of it subsiding, even after a whole bottle of warm water graduelly poured in bit by bit, it was down to the Gili Air doctor’s clinic for an examination.The really frustrating thing is, Marc meant to pic...