Beautiful Gili Trawangan

Settled again. Beautiful island. Gorgeous weather. Proper food. Lovely room. A job.......shit what's that all about? Okay, so it's not like a real job and I'm not even being paid for it at the moment, but I still have to go to 'work' every day. It's so weird! I'm working as a Divemaster in Manta Dive which is a great place. Run by 2 english guys, it's got a real cool, chilled atmosphere and all I really have to do is dive twice a day. Life's so tough. It's great experience for me and is perfect to get some work now before hopefully taking my instructors exams some time in the next few months.

Gili Trawangan is a perfect place to stay for a bit. It's pretty quiet at the moment, but there are still enough people around to make it a great place for going out for a few beers after a hard day at the office. It's way more developed than Malapascua, but unfortunately lacking a crazy golf course. Surely there's a business opportunity there. It's also, fingers crossed, pretty safe here. Although fairly touristy it's nothing compared to place on Bali. We actually arrived in Bali about half an hour after the bombs went off last week, which was all a little strange. Life seemed to be continuing pretty much as normal, although the streets were noticeably quiet. My heart goes out to those trying to make a living out of tourism in Indonesia - it's just one thing after another, and this beautiful country is so desperate for even a fraction of the tourist bucks that go to Thailand.

Anyway, not much news to add. We'll be here probably till the end of November then will start the search for a suitable spot for Christmas. God, I can't believe how fast time is flying. It's over 8 months since I left cold miserable February England. You've had summer, won the ashes, and nearly failed to qualify for the world cup and I've got a suntan. Brilliant.