The Private Eye is writing a longer post on Gili Trawagnan, where we have been since Saturday, February 9th. But I thought I might give a few bullet points.

• Fastest mode of transportation: small buggies pulled by ponies (no motorized vehicles on the Gilis)
• Scariest moment: clambering up a hill of coral, hand by hand, fighting a strong current at 30m depth with 70 bars of air left
• Biggest surprise: running into an EE Ph.D. student from Stanford whom I’ve co-authored a paper with

  

• Best meal: whole red snapper caught by the island, grilled to order in the night market
• Aha moment: hearing the call to prayer five times a day
• Biggest exercise of self control: after having our dive leader pretentiously chastise us for not knowing the formula for computing maximum operating depth for nitrox diving (SSI uses tables), being kind when his math was wrong twice
• Best thing about our bungalow: outdoor, private bathroom including outdoor shower
• Most fun moment: having many locals ask us how much they can buy our glowing necklaces for, they are amazed by them

— The Professor