Bira is a beach paradise, a haven of peace and tranquility where one has little to do or need to do, because the place itself is everything. It is a large beach filled with coconut trees and crystal clear waters where every evening at sunset, leaving fishermen with their traditional boats to fish not far from the sand.

Here are all “Bugis” considered one of the best builders of wooden boats. Currently under construction are three and the smallest of them has a length of 22m and a width of 9m. All the work is manual with the exception of the occasional help of chainsaw.

Go to Bira was a success first by the place itself and second because the second day I was fortunate to meet a ferry which unexpectedly went to Luabanbajo (Flores). Although Flores was completely discarded my plans, it was possible to reach Lombok by sea and land transport and having enough time to visit Bali and The Gili and saved me around 600,000 rupees instead of going by plane.