Mt Rinjani

Relaxing at the Gili's

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April 24th 2012
Just spent 6 lovely relaxing days on the Gilis (islands off Lombok) recharging our batteries after the climb. Not much to update on really, we spent most days sitting on a beanbag reading, drinking banana smoothies and I spent a lot of time playing with the stray kittens - they were so cute and clean (I think). Highlight of the few days was the scuba diving. We did two dives and the last one was t ... read more

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more