Sanur to Nusa Penida, Indonesia

Afternoon steemers,
After a couple of days lazing around in a homestay in Sanur, Bali I decided to book a speed boat to the island of Nusa Penida. For the price of $25 AUD (and I probably got ripped off) I would have been silly not to!

Before catching the boat I stopped in at the turtle conservation "facility."

I am no marine biologist but these turtles were definitely not happy in these tanks. I spoke with the carer and he assured me it was for the greater good of the local turtle population. From what I could tell the feed them up and release them.

How amazing are these little guys?

An amazing $2.50 coffee from this legend and I was on my way to the harbor.

The harbor turned out to be just a beach and a tourist trap with locals trying to sell me all kinds of things I didn't want. From homemade weapons to jewellery I got really tired of repeating "tidak terima kasih" but I kept smiling and trying to have fun with it......eventually I was left alone 😂.

The boat certainly looked impressive, someone is definitely making a bucket load of money. It certainly isn't the locals!

After waiting for the workers to load up the boat I waded waste deep through the water to get to the boat. In no time we were dodging sand bars searching for deep water to fire up the huge engines of the speed boat.

The markers were huge and I was happy to see the green marker on the left hand side, just like home.

The boat ride was rather smooth compared to some I did in Thailand a few years back and took roughly one hour. I relaxed and enjoyed the mountain views and was thankful for a window seat.

The mountains were much more visible in real life but it would be weird not to add a picture.

We arrived and the workers wasted no time getting our bags to safety, carrying multiple at a time.

Once I grabbed my bag I was instantly harassed by taxi drivers and scooter hirers. Having played this game before I ignored them and found I quiet place to let things calm down. A guy approached me offering $7 per day, we bartered for a while and I drove off on a $5 per day bargain.

Not long into my ride and I was hit full force and stung by a huge flying insect that I presume to be a carpenter Bee.... (yes I am aware of the irony!) The pain was brutal and still hurts quite a bit, if the pain persists I will go to the local hospital. 🐝 🐝 🐝

Unfortunately there is a lot of rubbish on the beaches. I will further explore the beautiful spots once the pain in my arm subsides.

I rode around in pain checking out the graffiti and spotted some work by the world famous 1UP CREW.
looks like they had spent some time on this island, cheeky bastards are everywhere!

The owner of this place seemed quite happy with his free paint job, I pointed at the graffiti and he smiled and gave thumbs up

An epic ocean themed mural by the same guys from Berlin

I was running out of daylight at this point so I put the phone away and got back on the scooter.
Eventually I found my hostel, time for some much needed rest!

Stay tuned for more Nusa Penida exploration in the coming days!
Peaceful Travels,
Sam.