Lembongan

We are now in Lembongan and have been on mooring for the past three days. It has been nice and calm here so far, just a little roll at high tide and this mooring seems secure. At least four boats dragged their mooring on Gili Air in the 30 kt. winds we had there. One hit the reef and another collided with another boat. We were fortunate and had no problem but could not really leave the boat for fear that it wouldn't be in the same place when we got back.

Lembongan is only about 15 miles from Bali and we allegedly have a berth there as of tomorrow. There are many resorts and tourists on this island and this is a taste of what we will see once we get to Bali. We did a tour of the island yesterday on a motorbike, another first for the Admiral. Not much of a motorbike and the rear brakes were almost non existent. I don't suppose you can expect much else for 7dollars a day including gasoline.

We did survive the horrible roads and a very narrow bridge to the neighboring island and we were able to see a great deal of Lembongan. We had lunch overlooking Secret Point, which is a surfer hangout with great views.

The majority religion here is Hindu as most of the people are Balinese and there is a temple on every block sometimes in every house.

Lots of photos to follow.