What a place these islands are. No concrete, cars, motorbikes a great place to relax. Surrounded by coral all there is warums(restaurants), losmens(guesthouses) a few bars and not many people.. Three full days of bliss on Gili Air where sunsets were viewed stories exchanged and the odd beer consumed. The food I might add was unreal, freshly caught smoky barbequed fish by the stack-load.
Gili Islands on the horizon
Not a bad place for sunset
1 dark spot is the odd fact that there is a crystal meth problem there which to a casual observer is limited to weed and magic mushies. The islands are not policed officially so it is up to the locals to self govern, allowing this awful turn of events. The Government actually raided the island a month before I arrived. Paranoid locals reckon there are police still there but in plainclothes.
My only interactions were with a dealer trying to sell me some and my landlord who was whacked off his head one evening. It was fun trying to settle the accommodation bill with him. I wonder where that money will go?? Very sad for the island and I hope it does not spiral out of control.
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