Day 135-137 life after Gili and exciting plans!

After leaving the beautiful Gili Islands I arrived in Lombok. This is another Indonesian island which is about the same size as Bali. Because I spent so long in Gili I only had one night here. Therefore how else do you spend your time. I decided to spend it reading a book on the beach. The beach was not as pristine as the Gilis. There was a lot of plastic and waste which was really heartbreaking. There were also a lot of kids selling bracelets and sarongs along the beach. I had heard great things about Lombok from other people but to be honest I didn’t really have enough time to explore.

I was up early on the Wednesday to catch my flight. I was flying to Labuan Bajo which will be the final stop on my Asian adventure. Most people don’t know what or where Labuan Bajo is. If I were to say Komodo Dragons it may give you some indication. Labuan Bajo is west of the small island which is home to the Komodo Dragon.

The flight was beyond stunning. It was a really small two propeller plane and it flew pretty low. The lack of clouds made it impossible to miss the beautiful waters below surrounding small inhabitable islands. It was beautiful.

Upon arrival I jumped into a cab and on the way to my hostel saw the most stunning view. My driver kindly pulled over so I could take a picture. It really is stunning.

Thursday was a day of sorting out some exciting plans. I came here knowing exactly what I wanted to do but unfortunately it did mean a bit of organisation. I’m not going to disclose my plans here just yet as I don’t want to jinx them. But just know this should be a really special, once in a lifetime part of my trip and something I have really been looking forward to!

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