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Bali Trip Day 7

The water is so clear... this is the most beautiful water I've ever seen.

We woke up quite early, or rather we were woken up quite early.  Apparently the room we were in was supposed to be vacated at 9:30am, regardless of hangovers.  It was lovely to wake up to a strung out island dude tapping on the window and staring in at me.  Not that I’m judging him for being strung out.

We then wandered around the island trying to find an overpriced room for our second night.  Everyone was price gouging because it was New Year’s Eve on a backpacker’s paradise party island.  We eventually found a place (after being way too picky), and I immediately dropped everything and went into the water.

Trevor and I then spent part of the afternoon snorkeling.  It was amazing to just rent a mask, snorkel, and flippers for $2, and then swim right out to the coral from the beach.  No boat required.  The reef was cool, but the fish were the really amazing part.

I really just love the way these boats look...

Sadly, Trev’s camera couldn’t capture all the splendid colors from within the waterproof bag (nor from without).  The only thing I’ve seen close to this was in Puerto Rico at la Mata de la Gata, but that was ages ago and I didn’t have contacts at the time so I just snorkeled about aimlessly without fully appreciating it.  However, the fish around Gili Trawangan were really breathtaking and the experience helped to move SCUBA certification near the top of my list.

Snorkeling less than 20 yards from the beach... you just rent a snorkel, mask and flippers for about $2 and then walk out into the ocean anywhere.

Afterward, we met up for some hookah followed by dinner and a movie (Inglorious Bastards).  After dinner we stopped by Rudy’s bar before heading down to a reggae bar at the other end of the strip to bring in the New Year.  At this point I was pretty tired from the long day and I actually, believe it or not, turned in before 1am on New Year’s Eve.  I know, I know… this sounds like nonsense, but I assure that I absolutely had to return to my room.

Also, here are some more pictures below, because there were just so many pictures this day.

Glad we saw these guys that were being saved or rescued or something. Sadly, we didn't see any out in the reef.

Lulu is a sea monkey...

The sun sets...