Back to Tegal Mas Island, Lampung

Snorkelling time!

Snorkeling time!

It becomes sort of a tradition during Lebaran Day break for us to go to the beach.
Or in our case, to the island.

The first day of Lebaran is always filled with family gatherings as well as visiting the graves of deceased family. 
Not only one or two, but we might visit 4 - 5 houses as well as graves. It was fun but at the same time tiring. But again, Lebaran Day is only once a year and it worth a celebration!
Not to mention the food!
Oh my, glorious food so rich and delicious and sometimes it's only available in this super special occasion!

Cheers from our family..

And now ... back to snorkelling.
As you can see in my previous posts, whenever my family and I go back to Lampung, we always manage to go hopping the islands or snorkelling. 
I have to say it becomes sort of a habit that we all love so much.

Back to Tegal Mas Island...

This time, we decided to go back to Tegal Mas Island.
The last 2 visits we went to Spot Sari near Sari Ringgung beach as well as Tegal Mas. I shared that in WW: Tegal Mas Island Lampung - continued and WW: Tegal Mas Island Lampung in a glimpse.

We went early from home, around 8.30 in the morning.
Even that early morning, we were already stuck in the traffic LOL.
It was a long queue on the main road heading to the beach as people are heading to the beaches dotting along Lampung Bay. It was a bit frustrating in the beginning but we just enjoyed the trip with movies and books.

The elephant statue...

Once we arrived in Sari Ringgung beach, we directly went to our rented boat as we had booked for it. Good thing we have our usual boat renter, Romi, standing by at this crowded beach. We brought all our stuff, including food, drinks, and snorkelling gear, to the boat and off we went to the island.

It took us 20 minutes to cross the bay and reach Tegal Mas Island.

It was super packed with visitors indeed!

Well, it was Lebaran Day, so it's as expected. Besides, Tegal Mas has decent accommodations so we have people who have stayed in. We saw boats coming and going off the island as well, bringing more visitors.

When we arrived, we directly found the spot where we put our stuff and getting ready to swim. My kids were super ready and they plunged themselves on the ocean. For sure they enjoyed the sun, the weather, the ocean. 

Here are some photos from our last adventure.

Nemo and watch underwater..

it was a lovely day!

Will get you more details for you all.
See you on the next story!

Wonderful Wednesday with My Purple World, Oh mY Heartsie Girls and Friends

Cheers from all of us!

Ramadan is over, Eid al-Fitri is celebrated, so now time to go back to our routine with refreshed and energised spirits!

I had gone back to Jakarta earlier as I need to come to the office on Monday morning, while my hubby and the kids still enjoy their prolonged vacation in Lampung. Besides, mudik balik or the return trip from Lampung to Jakarta was horrible, as thousands or even millions of mudikers were doing it at the same time. I shared our mudik photos and stories here: WW: Mudik - Going Back Home for Lebaran

It was packed!

I flew by Garuda Indonesia to Jakarta so it was not that problematic, but as my hubby drove our car with our kids, the trip was a bit more complicated and long. 

On the way to Bakauheni...

As predicted, even a week after the peak of mudik, the trip was still longer than normal. My hubby spent around 2 hours just for waiting for the ferry. The trip with the ferry itself took around 2.5 hours, while normally it's 1 - 1.5 hours. I guess I can share it on the next post.

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WW: Lebaran Day - Eid Mubarak

Wishing my family and friends who celebrate it 

A Wonderful Eid!

Eid Mubarak from all of us

It's the time to enjoy  solemn and blessed days with our loved ones and may Ramadan bring the best of us for the next 11 months ahead.

Here are some snaps for this joyous day.

We started it with sholat Eid al-Fitr at Al-Falah Mosque near our house in Lampung.

the male section at the mosque..

my daughter Obi and I...

Then we visited our neighbors as well as visited our loved ones who have passed away. Al-Fatihah for all of them.

My dearest papah..

at my father-in-law's grave.. 

My dearest Grandma or nenek..

 

Then what's next? 

Visiting one family gathering to another, eating all those yummy food and doing our traditional saweram, or giving money to our nieces and nephews. 

It was fun & hilarious!

My favorite sambal goreng hati

lapis legit, everyone?

Opor, kari, and more

all the girls..

Saweran...

let's see who gets the most!

Then on the 3rd day, we went to the island!

It's snorkeling time..

Sari Ringgung Beach

At Tegal Mas Island..

My brothers and I...

Again, Eid Mubarak, wherever you are!

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