Having spent the best part of Christmas on the island of Bali it was time to move on to the Gili Islands off Lombok.  As we were far north of Bali it meant we had to get a taxi to the port, ferry to Lombok and another ferry to the Gilies. By chance we discovered there was a fisherman that would, weather permitting, take us direct to the islands and at a fraction of the cost but on a skimpy fishing boat.  All we knew was that the crossing could take anywhere between 2 and 4 hours.

As we left the shore at 5am we could see thousands of fishermen returning with their hauls.  A mile off shore our skipper, Lampa, turned off the engine and erected the sail.  We glided the surface of the water with the sunrise at our stern and 360 degree views of the of the Indian ocean.  This awe was taken to another level when when we were escorted by dolphins, simply breathtaking.

We arrived in a respectable 3 hours, a voyage we are unlikely to forget.