**For some reason the ordering of these blogs got messed up so this should entry should be read before the one about our stop in Ubud. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Not much to report about the last day. We woke up for breakfast at 7 AM and we were all extremely sore so the thought of walking 4 hours downhill was not appealing. You would think that downhill would be easier but at that point our legs were so shot (due to the fact that they remain relatively inactive most of the time) that going down was very taxing on the legs and knees. It took us just under 4 hours to hike all the way out and get to where a truck was waiting to take us back to civilization. We grabbed lunch at the restaurant/hotel where our big bags were and took advantage of the hot sun to dry our clothes that were still wet from the day 1 rain. As part of the tour package that we bought we got transportation to our next destination which was the Gili Islands. Absolutely beautiful spot (we stayed on Gili Trawangan) and we were very ready to once again relax on a beach and let our bodies recover. We didn't do anything on the day we arrived or on the following day...we decided these were our well deserved recovery days. Merrill and Tom went diving on the first day while Jesus, Will and I made sure that we participated in no active activities and simply relaxed all day long. The following morning was a sad one because it marked the end of the wolf pack. Tom, Merril and Jesus had booked their flight to BKK from Java a few days earlier than Will and me so they had to get up early that morning and head out. We will most likely cross paths again in mainland SEA but we all have different ideas of where we want to go and how long we want to spend in each place so it makes sense to separate. It had been a good run but for now the wolf pack has been reduced to two (arguably the strongest and most dominant members remain..). Will and I decided to stay one more night because we wanted to do some snorkeling around the 3 islands. We did a 5 hour snorkel tour for 7 USD which was well worth it (in my opinion...Will may tell you otherwise because he "isn't a big snorkeler"). It was also nice because it gave us a chance to check out the other two islands: Meno and Air. That night we took a ride in a horse drawn buggy (very romantic) to the opposite side of the island so that we could watch the sunset (even more romantic). It was a beautiful sunset and a perfect way to finish our stay in Lombok and the Gili Islands.
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