Being a travel surfer, you have to be willing and able to move at any moment. The ocean changes so plans change. We decided to head back to Bali a day earlier so we set up our office and searched for a way back. This is called “teamwork.”
Just in a couple of days, we saw 2 big trucks that crossed the road and overturned in the bushes. The roads are steep and narrow so this seems to be a normal occurrence. Driving on that road multiple times a day was pretty nerve-racking.
Instead of the original plan of an airplane from Sumbawa to Bali, the only other way was to ride a ferry to Lombok, take a long drive, and catch an airplane from Lombok to Bali.
There are no set time schedules for the ferries in Sumbawa. They come when they come, and they leave when they leave. You have no control over that.
Pulling into Lombok and hoping you make your flight back to Bali. If you miss it, you’re going to have to take another long ferry ride which will add on 7 hours of travel time.
Everyone is anxious to get off the ferry. It’s funny how there are no rules. When they open the gate, you just go.
We left Sumbawa at 5am and arrived in Bali at 2pm. A long day of traveling but a great experience. The birthday party that followed was worth the trouble…
