Another day, another boatload of excited but tired passengers from Bali arrive on the island. The transfer boat pulls up alongside the floating jetty and the newcomers stand up to… [Continue Reading]
Tag: Island life
A little (big) love story
Once upon a time there was a Welshman who loved to ride bikes, climb mountains and dive in the ocean. Steve had been through a lot; a life of service,… [Continue Reading]
A non-first-world problem
Last night, with literally just a few hours notice, the fresh water supply on our tiny island of Gili Meno was turned off by order of the government. Today nobody… [Continue Reading]
Changing the world one pony, and child, at a time
It’s hard to teach old dogs new tricks, right? Even more so if there’s big odds stacked against you. Odds like culture, religion, superstition, tradition, poor education and poverty. Horses… [Continue Reading]
fleeting
While the men sauntered home or rode rickety bikes from the maghrib prayers at the mosque around the corner, and on the mainland teenagers rode to a lookout, lit cigarettes… [Continue Reading]
Home
what is it about the ocean that fills my lungs and has my back and soothes my eyes and cushions my feet, and lifts my chin and eases my mind… [Continue Reading]
Three little things to help us while we Stay At Home
So we find ourselves now living in a time of chaotic isolation. Or isolated chaos. A friend said to me today that maybe introverts are happy as pigs in clover!… [Continue Reading]
Hiccups, first world problems, and the value of saying thanks
The other day somebody told me of a fellow in Lombok who built bungalows like ours and with the first wet season the bungalows collapsed. They just, fell down. I… [Continue Reading]
Dodgy Dudes (part 2)
The next man to pierce my thin skin was a ‘friend’ of Made’s who came to live with us. Let’s call him Nane. Late last year Nane begged Made to… [Continue Reading]
Dodgy Dudes (part 1)
We live in a world of dishonesty. It’s awful but true. I wish I had thicker skin to cope with it. Sadly, three of the most significant men in my… [Continue Reading]