Happy New Year! It's between January 1 and Chinese New Year so I'm safe to say that for both holidays, I think. I don't usually make New Years resolutions but I do intend to update my blog a little more often this year ... we'll see how I do at that.
For the Christmas / New Years holiday week, I went to the island of Gili Trawangan (a very small island near Lombok) with my friend and co-worker Emma. It was truly relaxing and lovely. We enjoyed a large variety of foods, laid on the beach, snorkeled, and rented bikes to ride around the island (about a 9 km ride). Although the island is tiny, it's full of restaurants and bars. It has sandy beaches all around with good snorkeling just off the beaches where you can see corals, fish, turtles, rays, and more. There are no motorized vehicles on the island - just foot traffic mixed with bicycles and horse carts.
One of our loveliest evenings was spent watching the sunset from over on the western side of the island.
I especially enjoyed the subsequent appearance of some small fairies who were casting their magical spells of joy on the appreciative crowd as they watched the post-sunset bonfire and fire show.
For the final two days, we avoided the massive crowds and went to Lombok to attend a great New Years eve party at an Indonesian friend's house. It featured fireworks, noisemakers, dancing, swimming, conversation, and more delicious food.
I returned refreshed and ready for a wonderful year ... I know that my adventures will continue, and I hope that yours are also wonderful. Happy New Year / Selamat Tahun Baru!
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