Trip to Sumbawa

After bonding on the boat back from Komodo and a boozy dinner where they had actually opened up to each other, Jules and Sean agree to travel together on to the Gilis.

They board a large ferry taking people across to Sumbawa, and having waited six hours, it's finally arrived. Having got onboard and let it take off, they get bored and decide to explore the boat.

At the far end of the boat, there's a little balcony. On it are a young Indonesia couple, quietly holding hands and a Westerner, with a very full head of gingery curls taking pictures of the sunset with a massive camera.

It really is a beautiful sunset, there's no denying it. But there's something discordinately frenetic about how this westerner is constantly snapping. A huge amount of energy is being wasted trying to capture the serene beauty of the fire red reflections of the sun on the water.

Eventually it's too much for Jules.

Jules: Hi, would you like me to take a picture with you in it?

The westerner looks genuinely surprised at this offer: as if it had never occurred to him.

Ginger (with a thick german accent): Yeah, sure. Why not?

He poses in a rather forthright manner as Jules takes one. She shows it to him.

Ginger: Oh, cool. Do you want me to take one of you guys.

This is the first time the two of them have released people must think they're a couple. They look at each other hesitatingly but quite keen.

Together: Sure, why not?

They both hand over cameras.

Ginger: Oh, you have two cameras?

They stand on the back of the boat. At the last moment Sean put his arm around Jules. The German takes the picture and show it to them. It's pretty good. They don't look like two people who met less than two days ago.

The German now starts clicking away again with his own camera.

Jules: You take a lot of photos.

Ginger: I can't get the photo that, um, steals? the beauty.

Jules: Captures. I don't reckon you can. I reckon you take one to remind you that it existed and then you just soak it up. Use your eyes and your senses.

The sun's nearly gone but they just lean over the edge staring out at the darkening sky. Sean casts a glance at Jules and looks away when she moves her head towards him. Now it's her turn to to look at him.