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kuta and unknown beaches

kuta beach.  a nice, white sandy beach which situated on the southern coastal zone of lombok, lesser sunda islands group. don't get confused with another kuta beach in bali island.

 

the famous folklore about kuta beach is about a beautiful princess mandalika from eberu kingdom who decide to suicide herself by jump to the sea. it's caused by her father who invites princes and emperors to fight her as their future wife.

 

alas, before jump to the seawater from the top of a cliff, she tells the locals, "ku-ta."  means, "i'll stay here with you." and she's changed into thousands colourful seaworm that known as "nyale" by local language.

 

every year, around february, sasak tribe of lombok commemorate this event entitled "bau nyale". catching the seaworm for eternal love and prosperity.

 

pictures (c) nicholas ingram  

about 25 miles off kuta beach, there's a small heaven of ours.  it's called as unknown beach since looks like a normal fishing village, without any signboard nor information.

 

but there, about walking 15 minutes by the confluence of a river and estuary, we can see those cool small islets nearby.

 

nicholas loves to address it as "james bond island".  meanwhile ukirsari loves to say, "that's sphinx island".  since the shape of these islets can bring us to some imagination.

 

and thing that we never forget is about our nice meeting with a little girl named bunga [means 'flower' in indonesian language]. she's pretty, nice, very helpful and a hard worker for her family as seaweed picker.

 

 
COMMENTS
Kw said at 6:51 a.m. on Feb 8, 2008:
the beach is beautiful!
DocEna said at 7:14 a.m. on Feb 8, 2008:
MARVELOUS...PLEASE POST THIS tABBLO ON THE FOLKLORE GROUP..TKS...
Leftofcenter said at 8:11 a.m. on Feb 8, 2008:
looks perfect to me (except for the snake!) :)
Tishfish said at 8:33 a.m. on Feb 8, 2008:
Gorgeous!!!!!!
ConnieL said at 9:18 a.m. on Feb 8, 2008:
Very nice!!
Diny said at 9:31 a.m. on Feb 8, 2008:
itu kenapa bawa payung, rie? ujan kah? kamu makin cantik aja :)
Ukirsari-nicholas said at 9:44 a.m. on Feb 8, 2008:
thanks a lot for join us on the beaches, kevin, enaldo, annelies, doreen, connie and diny :)
- thanks enaldo, we already put it into the folklore group!
- oh annelies, we're very sorry about the snake. nicholas like it!
- diny, itu bawa payung karena gerimis kecil-kecil. kata iwed dulu "gerimis cinta" [sok tau deh dia, hahaha]. thanks ya, masak sih? kamu yang cantik tuh!!!!!
Ukirsari-nicholas said at 10:34 a.m. on Feb 8, 2008:
hi reta ... thanks for join us to the southern part of lombok ;)
oh, hoping next time you can go to the south! yes, spring will coming soon .....
Andre. said at 10:35 a.m. on Feb 8, 2008:
Nice shots and I like the snake , beautiful!
DocEna said at 10:52 a.m. on Feb 8, 2008:
THANKS...
Hhwind said at 11:15 a.m. on Feb 8, 2008:
Certainly a bautiful place, beautiful pictures but looks like there is a dangerous sea snake. Terima kasih
Noe said at 11:31 a.m. on Feb 8, 2008:
That place looks like paradise, and fantastic story too. I agree with Nicholas, looks like a James Bond island, but the old movies with Sean Connery hehehe.
Beautiful place and great shots as always Nicholas... thanks for share it! =)
Memotions said at 11:42 a.m. on Feb 8, 2008:
Sphynx or James Bond could fit. Charming and beautiful looking place. Is that a shot of a sea snake?
Mirella said at 1:22 p.m. on Feb 8, 2008:
I'll come there too. also with snakes. Kisses to you. Ciao
Domieb2 said at 2:01 p.m. on Feb 8, 2008:
So, sososososoooooooo beautiful!
Candlepower said at 4:19 p.m. on Feb 8, 2008:
Snake is a bit scary but those beaches sure look nice and warm.
Snooway said at 7:55 p.m. on Feb 8, 2008:
Great shots of a beautiful place and thanks for sharing the story of princess mandalika. The snake is scary for me too...
Jantass said at 10:26 p.m. on Feb 8, 2008:
Wonderful beach, such a green water water marinades, the wagon with the horse.
is a Beauty of tabblo .. luck of you of being able to enjoy a place like that !!
Debdog said at 12:09 p.m. on Feb 10, 2008:
I want to be there!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cowgirl said at 10:04 p.m. on Feb 10, 2008:
the beach is lovely ... not the snake
Ukirsari-nicholas said at 10:54 p.m. on Feb 10, 2008:
thanks a lot to join our tour, andre, enaldo, teo, noe, patty, mirella, dominique, pat, sue, jeanine, debbie and bobbie :)
- andre, the snake looks cute ... just passing us and not in attack mode ... but flowing into the water!
- teo .. the snake is yes dangeous, but cute!
- noe, sure like james bond island. even we take picture with fingers like a gun on the chest, hahaha! thanks for compliment.
- yes patty, that's sea snake. harmful but looks nice.
- pat, sure ... scary but beautiful. looks like a rock something in a hidden place. then come across our trainers and what is that? ohhhh, sea snake!
sue, the folklore so enchanting. we love to listening the locals talking about this!
- bobbie ... okay, next time we skip this snake :)
Leftofcenter said at 7:00 a.m. on Feb 11, 2008:
having another look at my dream beach, it's snowing here :(
Ukirsari-nicholas said at 10:49 a.m. on Feb 11, 2008:
ohh ... hoping the spring will come soon, annelies ... and don't worry .. we are ready to make another "tropical tabblos" for you!!!!
Tesscagadas said at 7:28 p.m. on Feb 13, 2008:
nice beach, where's that lcoated? Great Shots!
Ukirsari-nicholas said at 12:09 a.m. on Feb 14, 2008:
magandang gabi, tess!!! maraming salamat po. these beaches situated at southern part of lombok island, lesser sunda islands group in nusa tenggara, indonesia archipelago.
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