Senggigi, Lombok

There's not much wind so after a long day of motoring, we anchor at Sengiggi and we are the only yacht in the bay.  It has a dark sandy beach with over 200 brightly painted fishing boats on the beach.  The boats head out to fish every night and in the morning there are loads of baskets of fresh fish and much activity with repairing of nets and other boat maintenance.

Fishing boats with their catch

Senggigi from the boat

Steel De Breeze from the top of the hill

We stay 2 nights and enjoy the second night at The Sheraton - doing it tough again :-)  Graeme and I stayed here 20 years ago when the Fremantle to Lombok Race finished at Senggigi in 1993.  Its great to have long showers, a lazy day by the pool and of course re-provision with ice and fruit.

Dusk at the Sheraton

We feel clean and refreshed as we leave the beach with bags of clean laundry only to get caught is torrential rain.

We see something in the water and think it may be a headless chook.  On further inspection Graeme announces that the good news is it is not a chook :-)  The bad news is its a used nappy- eeew.

We board the boat, drenched, to find that our anchor is wound around steel and concrete 20m below - sad face.  We hire a young french diver to free the anchor chain and are on our way - happy face.