Day 18. Iboih, Sabang.
“I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad” – George Bernard Shaw.
We have found that in Indonesia:
To clean your teeth, your legs get wet
To use the loo, you step up onto a stage
To eat, you wait a long time, so we bring a book or a journal
To get a ride, you wait no time at all
And to walk, you slip and trip.
We woke to heavy tropical rain on the tin roof. It’s such a lovely sound when you are inside, all nice and dry and cosy warm.
Snorkeling today we saw a lobster under a rock & a large fish relaxing, mouth wide open, getting his mouth cleaned by several small fish. While underwater we could hear a rooster crowing from someone’s garden in the village!
A more comfy room became available at the place we were staying, so we packed up & moved, leaving the homemade bed with missing slats & going to a room with a real bed, proper supportive mattress and it’s own loo, shower & sink & lovely large white tiles! Luxury.
For lunch we went to a place called Dee Dee’s in Iboih, where we ate vegetable chapattis & coconut shakes. Delicious! The restaurant is on the edge of the beach & while we waited for our meals, we watched boats gently moving on their moorings & we could see parrot fish swimming in the crystal clear water.
We lazed about a bit today, reading on our verandah, where we were visited by 2 goats! At 8pm we went for a wander to find something for dinner. We ended up spending a whopping $7 in total for salad sandwiches, a chicken leg, hot chips a coke and a fresh watermelon juice. Why would we ever go home?
We were told that the divers today saw a whale shark! That’s why we came to this island. I hope we see one too!
