Capturing the Moment

Widia Homestay Jungut Batu panorama    Nusa Lembongan is a small island off the coast of South Bali, only 8 sq km in size. It is connected to an even smaller island of Nusa Cennigan by a rickety bridge just wide enough for one motor bike. This works out nicely here on these slow paced islands because motor bikes are the only traffic, save for a few work trucks. The water is famously clear, so snorkeling and diving are usually the order of the day. However, when the surf is up Nusa Lembongan has some famous waves from the rights of Shipwrecks and Lacerations to the left and Cennigan Point.      There are few little towns with the largest being Jungut Batu. This is where the ferry from Sanur dropped us off. Rocky Fast Boat ferries run multiple trips daily and jet across the Badung Strait in about half an hour. The Hindu culture of Bali continues on Lembongan. There seems to be shrines and temples around every corner. Even then entryway to people...

   Nusa Lembongan is a popular side destination for visitors to Bali. It is an island about 18km off the coast of South Bali. I had heard about the incredible scuba diving and great surfing on the island long before stepping foot into Indonesia. What I wasn't expecting were traffic stopping religious parades and underwater farming. There are almost no cars on the island and it is obvious why when you see how narrow the 'roads' are. So motorbikes are the way to go. I talked Heidi into getting one for our stay and while it was quite the adrenaline rush driving around it was much better than dealing with the Balinese traffic. One of the coolest sights on the island was the local seaweed farming economy. Local seaweed farmers wade out into the large intertidal zone where they have rectangular plots of seaweed. At low tide the plots are uncovered so the farmers fill baskets and then bring the seaweed to the shore to dry out on big tarps. I wonder how many nudibranchs are in t...