Island Adventures

Last Sunday Mum, Dad and I went to a small island off the coast of South Java called Pulau Sempuh. We left the hotel early in the morning and travelled to the coast through villages bathed in dewy light. The beach that we departed from, Sendang Biru, was full of colourful fishing boats moored along the shore. One of them took us the short distance to the island

Our main purpose in going to the island was to go to a salt lake somewhere in the centre. The walk there was an hour long through a muddy, slippery, hilly path. My thongs broke several times, requiring me to fix them and get sticky mud all over my hands.

We were rewarded in the end though. Once we reached the lake the path continued along the edge of it towards a pristine beach. The view was breathtaking – an untouched stretch of white-yellow sand, shallow turquoise water surrounded by green forest on all sides, and a crystal blue sky. All too soon, after a quick swim in the warm water, we had to head back across the island to get to shore – but this time without the reward at the end!