HNR..................9


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Posted by Fun Trecker on Wednesday, 29. September 2010 at 17:26 Bali Time:

HNR..................9

Day Eight holiday Day One Lombok

I didn't sleep well (no doubt stressing about the flights) up early breakfast, barely any for me still not 100%. Finished the final packing and met Honeyman in reception paid final balance of Rp 650,000 and collected the glasses.

Negotiated with the hotel driver to take us to the airport for our flights to Lombok Rp 70,000. When I negotiate a price I don't tip on top of that with drivers! It's more than I would pay a taxi.

Had to buy eats at the airport for hubby and son then of course they needs drinks are eating salty eats so Rp 100,000 later.

Saw a Bali street map like a UBD so we decided we needed one of those Rp 200,000 then there was departure tax each of Rp 30,000 x 3. Our boarding passes were hand written (this takes time x3) and we head up to the departure lounge. Our flight is listed on the board and has an 1100 ETD listed but no gate. 1100 comes and goes our flight keeps moving up the board but still no gate listed. Then at 1130 there is a final boarding call and we are off. This was the first call!!! On to bus and out to aircraft. You are handed your 'meal' pastry and water in a little paper bag as you exit terminal building then you hang on for dear life on the bus as it drives like a lunatic out to the aircraft. All boarded and we are off!

Flight short-thank God -as very hot and sticky! Arrive at Lombok - one of the first off the plane and quite a walk into the terminal and then we collect our luggage. Bought a taxi voucher at counter (what a rip off) of Rp 83,500 out to Holiday Resort. (taxi from HR to Airport -on our way elsewhere later in the week only Rp47,000) But anyway!!!

Arrive at the Hotel and there is a special welcome for our family on the Notice board (thanks Josi) Check in is short and sweet and we are taken across the road to the upstairs two bedroom apartment that we have for 7 wonderful nights.

The apartment is great. Two HUGE bedrooms, three balconies, one lounge dining and kitchenette and two complete bathrooms. It's lovely in comparison for what we are actually paying. Very impressed and pleased that we decided to stay here! But it's bucketing down and how!!!!

So we use the resorts umbrella and decide to go across and treat ourselves to a late lunch at the resort which we know will be expensive when you stay at a four star place we don't usually eat there!
But anyway! Lunch arrived and the food just looked as good as it tasted! Rp 384,175 (2 sm beer and 2 soft)We taxied Rp 20,000 to Senggigi a bit later on and ate at La terrazzo (2 lge beer, 2 juice, 1 soft) Rp 186,000 Then we taxied back Rp 15,000 to the resort dropped Mr 14 off and Dad & I taxied Rp 22,000 back to Senggigi and we had a round of drinks at The Office Rp 48,500 - we were sitting beach front and just for us they turned off all the lights it was soo romantic (power cut for 3 minutes till the generator kicked in)

We bought couple of long sleaved t-shirts at the Art market for Rp 75,000 there are some really nice Lombok designs. Then we walked further back into Senggigi for supplies at the supermarket Rp 192,000 then I realized that the resort sign had said you only get two small bottles of water so back in for water Rp 26,000 but found out afterwards we get four small bottles even though we are three. :-)

Hubby by this time is hungry so round of drinks plus garlic bread at Angel Rp 39,600. Final taxi back up to resort Rp 15,000.
One thing we did notice here is that flag fall on Taxi's is lower than Bali they start at Rp 4250.

Early night for me - worn out. Exchange rate on Lombok in Senggigi is Rp 8200 today but I bought a fair amount of Rp over from Bali so that I won't have to change money here. Well not yet anyway!

More later for those that are interested. Thanks for reading!



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