PART 1 of our Indonesia adventure
The first 2 nights we stayed in Sanur, Bali. Right on the main street. Too many tourists, too many shops, way too touristy, we lived in a busy tourist street in Bangkok already and were now ready for 'a calmer place'.
It did not take long to board a local boat to Nusa Lembongan, or Lembongan Island. An 1-hour direct trip from Sanur to the small town of Jungutbatu.
Around 80% of the people on Lembongan work on / or own seaweed farms in the shallow ocean waters.
Patches in the water are the seaweed farms, every 2 weeks they can be harvested, it takes 3 sunny days to dry it 40%, before it can be sold to a large cooperation.
Seaweed can be found in foods like icecream, it is a natural gelatine, it is also used in cosmetics, soap, and other body care products.
Seaweed farming is hard work.
Most families have small boats to do the farm work
Carrying the seaweed home.
The people in Bali are very religious, they believe in all kinds of Gods and giving offers is a daily, time consuming routine.
It is quite interesting to watch.
Offers in front of a temple.
The black and white cloth represents good (white) and bad (black). Offers are made to a range of statues.
Ladies on the way to the temple for a special, large offering ceremony. The fruits are blessed and can be taken home after the ceremony.
Offers at the temple.
Over the 9 days we were in Lembongan, we heard a lot about how people live on the island, their work, their religion, and a range of other subjects.
We close this blog with some sunset pictures, taken from our doorstep at the beach.
Lembongan is relaxed and it is a great place to be!
The first 2 nights we stayed in Sanur, Bali. Right on the main street. Too many tourists, too many shops, way too touristy, we lived in a busy tourist street in Bangkok already and were now ready for 'a calmer place'.
It did not take long to board a local boat to Nusa Lembongan, or Lembongan Island. An 1-hour direct trip from Sanur to the small town of Jungutbatu.
Around 80% of the people on Lembongan work on / or own seaweed farms in the shallow ocean waters.
The people in Bali are very religious, they believe in all kinds of Gods and giving offers is a daily, time consuming routine.
It is quite interesting to watch.
Over the 9 days we were in Lembongan, we heard a lot about how people live on the island, their work, their religion, and a range of other subjects.
We close this blog with some sunset pictures, taken from our doorstep at the beach.
Lembongan is relaxed and it is a great place to be!
Indonesia Part II follows in a little while :-)
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