In our travels we had found the local yoga studio, Gili Yoga, which offers yoga and freediving activities. As I am not able to scuba dive as I am asthmatic (and yes I know there are lots of asthmatics that do but lets not get into that here...:)!) I thought this may be a good option! Take a look at there site here www.giliyoga.com
I thought I would start with yoga though and went along to the 6.30am class. Leah decided not to come along. The class was a Hatha yoga class that went for 1.5 hours. This is described as a gentler style but it depends on the instructor as they can challenge you even in these classes. It was very good so I bought a 5 class pass (IDR 350,000 or about $40) as I was going to be there for another 6 days. The studio was a large, open air, timber structure and the classes were popular. There was a flowered foot bath as you entered the studio which was a lovely touch. I noticed as I walked to the yoga studio that the sun was just rising and it was beautiful. The combination of the two was a great start to the day.
When I got back we went to have our breakfast which was significantly better than what we had received at Kelapa Kecil. Not to mention that it was served at their restaurant which was set up on the sand very close to the water. Today was Leahs last full day and so we were determined to do a boat trip. As we wandered along the multitude of providers we discovered that the end of Ramadan had been moved and today was actually the day everyone was having off. We walked the entire length of the street and unfortunately for Leah it was not possible to do our boat trip today.
Quite taken with the resort attached to the Seaview Bar so I enquired at Vila Ombak about availability while we were there as part of our walk. They could give me two nights, Saturday and Sunday so I booked it as an alternative to the extra accommodation I had booked at Kelapa Kecil. I had already checked with Emma about an extra 2 nights at Dive Trawangan and said I would confirm after I checked if I could get into Vila Ombak.
It had been a shame that Leah couldn’t do the snorkelling trip, but not to waste the day, we decided to snorkel our way along the beach that we had access to right outside the door! It was much easier to get into the areas for snorkelling from a surf and rockiness perspective compared to Blue Lagoon and Tulamben on Bali. The sun was out and the water was warm. The snorkelling was pretty good. We walked the entire length of the beach and discovered some of the accommodation options at the top of the island which was good for future reference. Leah was keen to have a fish dinner for her final dinner on the island (oh and last mojito of course...:)!). Yet again we ended up at the Seaview Bar. Another day in Paradise, have I said that before...eek and rah!
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