37: The GILI ISLANDS are FABULOUS above and below the water!

Diving in the Gili Islands is always a lot of fun. We dove them for the first time back in February when we stayed on Gili Air. This time, we stayed on Lombok, but the day trips go to the Gilis to dive. We did this for one day before transitioning to muck diving (See Episodes 24 and 26) off of Lombok Island. We dove two different sites, Turtle Heaven (always a fave with newer divers) and Hans Reef (a fave for macro). Between the dives, we were able to spend 1.5 hours for lunch and to off-gas on Gili Air. It was fabulous to be back on the island and to know our way around the place! Of course, we returned to Go Go Shakes - a fave of ours. After the surface interval, we did a second dive and then returned to Lombok. It's only a 25 minute boat ride which is great, but then a 30+ minute van ride back to the Sengiggi area. Lombok-Dive rinses and stores all of your gear so you don't have to carry it back and forth each day. We did enjoy diving with Lombok-Dive. They were really cheap in price, gave us a good deal, and allowed us to dictate where we wanted to dive. The downside, they were 20-30 minutes late picking up every morning, put brand new OWD in our dive group, and were a bit disorganized on the boat for gearing up different dive teams. Other than those issues, they were kind, friendly and helpful. They were a bit pushy when it came to tips...though Herman was always professional and was great PR for that dive group. We dove with Lombok-Dive. You can contact them via email at info@lombok-dive.com. Ask to dive with Herman. He is a great guide and spotter. And, he is one of the nicest people we have met while diving. #nusapenida #nusalembongan #nusaceningan #indonesia #scubadiving #scuba #scubalife #giliair #gilitrawangan NEW TO OUR CHANNEL? We are Eileen and Brown Councill. Welcome to our channel and a glimpse into our life adventure! 2020 was a year of uncertainty and change (for all of us, right?), but we overcame the challenges and decided it was time to chase our dream, to sail around the world! Did I mention that we had very NO sailing experience? Before leaving Qingdao, China, our home of 4 years, we sold almost all of our earthly possessions and started our international search to find the right sailboat that we would call "home." After 5 months of unanticipated twists and turns, we found what we were looking for, a used Leopard 44' Catamaran located in St. Lucia. So, here begins our journey, filled with unmatched excitement and honestly, a bit of trepidation as well. We have much to learn as we travel the world on our floating home and we intend to document that journey and share it with you. We are so glad you have decided to join us, and we hope that you will find our story so compelling that it will inspire you to chase your dreams too! As a viewer, we consider you to be part of our family and look forward to getting to know you. Don't hesitate to comment on our videos and ask questions. We will do our best to answer every correspondence! All we ask is that you have patience with us as we work really hard to improve our camera/video techniques and ability to tell a story. Hopefully, you will be as BLOWN AWAY from watching, as we are in experiencing and producing our adventures! HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT US? If you wish to support our video efforts, all we ask is that you SUBSCRIBE, give a THUMBS UP, SHARE our videos with your friends, AND COMMENT! WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET TO KNOW US MORE DEEPLY? It would be an honor and pleasure to deepen our relationship with you as a Patron. Please click on the following link to see how: https://www.patreon.com/sailingblownaway WOULD YOU LIKE TO FOLLOW OUR JOURNEY?