Once we arrived, we jumped in a cidomo (horse-drawn carriage) for a ride across the island. While this seemed convenient at the time, it turns out that its a lot like being pulled around in a wheelbarrow. We both clung to the sides of the cart on a steep incline as the horse pulled us around and the driver jumped on and off to keep him going. It wasn't the most relaxing ride and we were both happy for it to end.
On our first full day, we took to the shores for the island's excellent snorkeling. We spotted a sea turtle, a black lion fish, among thousands of other fish.
Later that day, we took an hour-long walk around the island's entire perimeter (we told you it was tiny!). Lindsey was psyched to be here as you can see. We both thought it was more beautiful than anything we'd seen in Thailand, and wish we'd gotten here sooner.
In the evening, we layed on the beach, far away from civilization and gazed at a star-filled sky. It was the "Bali" both of us had imagined.
Our second day, Steve went scuba diving in the morning at Sunset Reef. He was most excited about seeing cuttlefish, which are able to change the color and texture of their skin in order to camouflage into their surroundings.
He also spotted a white-tip reef shark in the distance, a red lion-fish, some clown-fish (Nemos) hiding in the soft coral, more blue-spotted rays, and a moray-eel.
In the afternoon we napped and sat on our bungalow porch under a light rain.
Our third day on Meno, we headed for a snorkeling site on the other side of the islands know for its friendly turtle population. We didn't understand exactly what this meant until one was headed right for us. We got a bit nervous and started to swim away which prompted the turtle to look at us as if we were crazy. Seems like we could have had a much closer encounter (touching it) if we were a bit calmer and knew what we were in for.
The afternoon was spent reading on the beach, and preparing plans to move onto Bali, proper. More to come...
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