Nusa Lembongan

From Ubud we went to Sanur for 1 night, which is the port that takes us to a little island off Bali called Nusa Lembongan. We decided to take the public boat, which takes 90 minutes rather than 30 on a speed boat, but is also a third of the price. It's an understatement to say that these public boats are a bit scary, especially when you've got the waves crashing over the sides and your stomach going worse than on a roller coaster ride, but we got there safely only to be "welcomed" by a massive rain storm that lasted all of the first day that we were there. We only wandered round for about 20 minutes before the rain came again and we went back to our hostel and spent the day playing cards.
The next day was a lot nicer, so we walked around the island to the different beaches and bays, none of which were safe enough to swim in. The waves at all the beaches were humongous, and it would've been very hard to even get in the sea, let alone get out again.
This was a really peaceful and relaxing island, we had no one here hassling us about buying things, hiring taxis or having massages. The people and especially the children here were really friendly.
The island is also home to many sea weed farms and local people spend the day collecting it fresh from the sea, everyone seems to join in, even the smallest children stand in the sea with little buckets. They then have to leave in the sun to dry which unfortunately makes a bad smell in these areas.
We spent our evenings chilling in our hostel, looking over the beach, eating good food and enjoying the nice atmosphere.
It was nice to relax for 2 days off the mainland, before we headed to Kuta for one final night in Bali.