Sunsets and Infinity Pools | Lombok | Indonesia
After Bali, mom and I decided to head to Lombok, Indoneisa. Unfortunately, by this point, she had missed a step walking down the stairs and badly sprained her ankle, or so we thought. We found out later it was actually cracked. So it was a good thing that we had already done most of our adventures (biking, rafting), though we still went snorkeling. After doing some research I found a great deal on a beautiful resort… it seemed almost too good to be true, but it wasn’t! For $67 a night we had a nice little cottage/bungalow at Puri Mas resort with an infinity pool overlooking the ocean and active volcano in the distance. All of this was a big treat for me, since I had been traveling on about $20 a day up until this point, often sleeping on paper thin mattresses.
Admittedly, this was our favorite part of the trip together… we swam during the afternoon and then had dinner watching the sunset while we drank cold beers and played five crowns (best card game ever). All of it would have been incredibly romantic… if I hadn’t, you know, been with my MOM, but I wouldn’t have had it any other way. It’s just one of those things we’ll both never forget. I recently gave her a coffee table book of all these pictures, and she said “I’ll be bringing this to the retirement home with me,” which as far as I know isn’t happening anytime soon, thus making it a sweet sentiment. Love you mom!!
