back in bali after 7 years

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Hello so it’s my last day in Bali now and I and mika feel sad to be leaving Asia for the western world of Australia. I like the lack of rule’s, regulations, and risk assessments here in Asia and the use more of just common sense.

So Bali, I was here on holiday 7 years ago just before the bomb and had a fantastic holiday. So I was sad to here about the bombing and the future of tourism in Bali but since being here now I can safely say that Bali and the people have moved on and it is a great place to go for a holiday or to backpack. I didn’t get many photos in Bali as I have spent all my time surfing and partying. I walked along the beach and picked one of the many locals offering surf boards and lessons, I didn’t expect much from him as he was only a guy selling boards on a beach after all,but it worked out that he was a really good teacher and for six pounds for a 2 hour lesson was money well spent. I had done a bit of surfing before but never in waves this big but now thanks to my teacher I can catch a wave and stand up the majority of the time.

It’s a great feeling when your standing up riding a wave it’s like when you strike a football perfectly; hopefully I get more opportunities to surf when I get to Australia.
I ended up spending hours in the sea, every time I went to get out I said to myself just one more wave and it became addictive I am actually going surfing after this blog just before I catch my plane.

My surf teacher offered to show us round Bali for a really cheap price and we had become good friends, the tour he took us on was a bit crap but it was so cheap I didn’t care, he should stick to surf instructor rather than tour guide. We went to the monkey forest that I had been to before and an active volcano that we couldn’t see because it was too cloudy that day; we also went to some rice fields and had a traditional Indonesian lunch.

The nightlife for young people is great here there are many clubs to choose from and their all cheap for drinks and a great atmosphere. I just love that I can put on shorts and flip flops and go into a night club, I really do hate that formal crap in England of having to dress appropriate.I mean you can polish a turd but it will still be a turd. One of the nights out we found a really nice night club that sold beer for 7p I was so overwhelmed with joy, before we just passed the club because it looked nice so we thought it would be expensive.

We have done a bit of shopping here because we know that things in Australia will be more expensive. Dvd’s here are so cheap and the quality for a pirate is very good we should know now we have been in Asia watching pirate dvds for 8 months, we brought 29 dvds and two TV series of family guy and south pack for 6 pounds each.
I wish this place was closer to England because it’s a great place for a holiday I wish I could swap it for Costa del crap in Spain.

I look back and I can’t believe I have spent 8 months in Asia, I reflect and think to my self that I am really living my life and it is a great feeling.
I have and a great time and a fantastic experience I will miss a lot of things in Asia but now it’s time to move on and have new experiences in auz. Hopefully we can find work and continue on our journey.

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Photos

Photo 1
mimor bird that say's fuck you

Photo 15
me and the surf teacher

Photo 20
volcano thats too cloudy to see