The boat trip was great, i chatted with Hilary from Tasmania who offered me free accom if i went her way (people are ace!) and we saw a few dolphins playing en route. Dropping a few passengers off at Lembogon island we then soon arrived at Nusa. Then a taxi to the hotel which was on a hill, we checked in and surveyed our new home. Fab views from the small pool on our terrace and friendly staff it was great!
Both short of hard cash we set off for a stroll to the shops to find an ATM...or that was what we thought. The stroll ended up a frustrating 17km dusty sore flip flop footed unsuccessful hike. There are three cash machines here and they were all not working. Most businesses only deal in cash.
Today we woke with renewed vigour and very blistered feet and set off again. Luckily we found a machine and took out a few million rupiah each, phew - i really thought i was going to have to take the boat back to Bali!
Today we decided to relax a bit and headed to the beach. We met an Egyptian girl called Menna who was sitting by the road alone, she was trying to walk to all of the islands best spots in little slip-on shoes in the searing heat. We chatted and she joined us in the beach bar. I found a tour and the three of us will spend the day looking at the west of the island and share the cost of the car.
Although Nusa is stunning it upsetting to see cages full of young chicks and ducks in carrier bags quacking away, small rabbits in cages by the road and sad looking street dogs and pups. I guess that is the way it is. The amount of plastic waste on the roadside and in the sea is horrifying, but these guys have no bin men, they have no recycling facilities. Often i see householders make small fires to burn their plastic waste. I also note the street art actually includes the plastic pollution. The awareness is here, the solution is not. How can you tell people to dispose of rubbish properly when they have no way to do so?
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