Mon. 20th. Mar. We're booked on a tourist boat, back to Sengiggi (that was Lombok), so no waiting for it to fill up, but still a ramshackle old thing. The hassle at the harbour is still as bad but we put the backpacks on and just plod the 10 mins. to the bus with closed ears! Our driver did a good job avoiding all the livestock, wandering accross the road, and, thank goodness, he even drove around the sleeping ones. Back at Puri Saron Hotel, we're welcomed like long lost friends. We've noticed a busy eating place in town, but it's under canvass, even the cooking part. We bite the bullet and eat there, and the food is superb. Jim had Red Snapper again, and says it's the best he's ever tasted, so we'll endure the
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