So weird to think nearly 9 weeks has passed already! After an awful journey, we eventually arrived in Gili Trawangan, an island just off of Bali. But it didn't get much better today... My stuff got soaked while it was on the boat and when we arrived we found out the head of the island had closed all the hostels. A favoured local was complaining that he wasn't getting enough business as all the other hostels and backpackers had taken all the business away from homestays and hotels etc. So for now they shut all the hostels. The owner of Mad Hatters, where we booked to stay, moved us to another homestay that he owned, however we were greeted by several cockroaches so I refused to stay there. Eventually he gave us a cockroach free room but it wasn't the best we've stayed in and unfortunately we did have 5 nights here!
The next morning we awoke to a power cut on the whole island, instead of letting this ruin our morning we headed straight to the beach, on the way we witnessed workers sawing at the cables and wires in the power box, can't say it looked too safe! We were pleasantly surprised by the beach, it was beautiful! White sand, totally clear water and warm sun and sea! We spent the day here, followed by the next few days as well. As the days went on we moved further up the beach as we found it got quieter the further you went. On the first night we visited the night market for some food. At the time, I've heard this was really good and extremely cheap, I agreed. However the day after is when I got ill, and I can't decide what it was from. But its all fun and games I guess...
Another highlight of Gili T was definitely the sunsets. We'd heard and we'd also seen the photos of people who had been here prior to us, and the sunsets looked stunning. We attempted to visit the swing one day but realised it was much further than we thought, so before it set, we took a seat on the beach and watched it from there. A few days later we left extra early to make sure we got there in time for a picture on the swing and it was worth it.
After an eventful and crazy 9 weeks, it was a shame that it didn't end as well as it could of, I got really ill and was worried about travelling on the boats and then the plane and I think also we were both very homesick and couldn't wait to get home. I think next time, I would consider how long I travelled for and would choose places that I'm desperate to visit but overall I can 100% ensure you South East Asia is beautiful!
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