mataram
mataram is the capital of lombok, the small island just east of bali. it's very much an administrative centre: there's not really much to see, and consequently not many travellers here not to see it. still, it's blessed with space, which is a relief after the manic hustle of the majority of asian cities, and is an ideal place to sort out the logistics of my journey out to flores. there's only one ferry a fortnight that far east, and somewhat luckily it leaves this monday. sadly it means i won't have time to do the three day trek up gunung rinjani before i go, so i'll have to hope that the rainy season holds off for a couple more weeks: there were dark clouds overhead today though so i'm not hopeful. gutting.the joy of being on an archipelago is that pristine beaches are never far away, so i'm going to kill the next few days on the white sand of sengiggi.
posted by bicrom @ 12:16 pm
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