Our last day in Bali mostly consisted of packing and running errands, and then we were off to catch the night ferry to Lombok. Lombok is directly to the east of Bali, and roughly the same size, though much more sparsely populated. After the ferry arrived in wee hours of the morning, we drove directly to Kaliantan, on the southeast coast. Kaliantan is nothing more than a wisp of a seaside village, lonely except for the Muslim garbed villagers and the occasional kitesurfer. No crowded streets (in fact, only dirt roads and single tracks), no hawkers, and (gasp!) no wifi. And we saw more sheep than people.

The main source of entertainment for kids seemed to be running around after the sheep, or grabbing the back of a giant truck and skidding along the dirt road as it traveled between villages. This was definitely village living!

Other than sheep herding, some of the locals farmed seaweed, which was visible at low tide as large green patches throughout the bay. There was only one “villa” close by, which was three small huts in the middle of not much. We only stayed one night and day in Kaliantan, where village life moved along with all the speed of a glacier. The only fast thing about the place was the kitesurfing, which Sky and Will enjoyed while Ted and I watched from hammocks, compensating for the lack of sleep the night before on the ferry, and resting up before departing to Sumbawa bright and early the next morning.