Gili Islands

I arrived at Gili Trawangan today.  The Gili islands are a set of 3 located off of the northwest coast Lombok.  The water is turquoise and the island is full of fantastic beaches, snorkeling, diving and magic mushrooms.  Every bar seems to have a magic mushroom special (shakes, pizzas, etc).  It will be interesting to see the results of dinner.  

The island has no cars, takes 2 hours to walk around and transportation is by horse drawn carts.  

I am temporarily out of my room due to the swarm of bees the room boy is currently chasing out of my bathroom. It's a small swarm of bees, but not exactly what I want to shower with. 

Thanksgiving in Bali was great.  Seaside restaurant in Seminyak had a full turkey dinner and a live band that played old American tunes appropriately including Sting's 'Fields of Bali.'  Each table of 8-10 people got a turkey and all the fixings.  It is commendable they managed to prepare a full thanksgiving dinner for a dozen tables, deliver to everyone in the restaurant at the same time, and prepare it perfectly.  Although I successfully stuffed myself, it was a mild stuffing relative to past years.  I had dinner with a group of Californians who moved to Bali years ago after a couple of great vacations.  There were surf instructors, construction professionals and gym owners.  Not a bad life?