Cerita Umi Bakrie

Senggigi – Bangsal – Senaru – Labuhan Lombok – Mataram - Senggigi Forest, rice fields and ocean; the vew from Senaru (top); Senaru waterfalls (bottom) Having been satisfied with our experience of the short drive the day before, we then decided to travel much further from Bangsal to North Lombok, and turn back to Senggigi trough East and Central Lombok. Looking at the map, we expected that ¾ part of the route will pass another oceanic view. Nano is hoping to be able to see the Mount Rinjani along the way and stop a little bit in Senaru. We are not disappointed. Even though a light drizzle greeted us and most of view of Mount Rinjani were obstructed by thick clouds - plus of course were short on time to do the waterfall walk - at least we were able to enjoy a nice view of Senaru waterfalls while taking lunch in a nearby restaurant. I wonder the kind of frogs they have out here. Not much report on Lombok’s herpetofauna, it looks like a good place to do some herping stuff. ...

Putting “oceanic scenic drive” in Google will get you mostly to the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. Driving along the Great Ocean Drive was an awesome experience, a full feast to the eye of the magnificent coast of South Australia. In another continent, the oceanic ocean drive links you to website about the Big Sur drive, along the Californian coast in USA. I was fortunate to have experience both of it and always wondered whether we have that kind of scenic drive somewhere in Indonesia.   Driver and navigator: armed only with map from free guide magazine and android phone Having chosen Senggigi as our base in Lombok before heading off to Gilli T island we arrived late at night.   I was pleasantly surprised to know that the road from Ampenan to Senggigi is meandering through hills overlooking the ocean. We have read numerous accounts about Senggigi but not many give review on the scenic drive along the road.  Through my ex-student, Ririn who now ...