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March 7th 2011
7th Makan pagi was also over we chilled out the front of the room for a while . Before venturing out for a walk towards Kuta . Today was waterbom park day and what a fantastic day for it . It's been a few years since Miss C and I have been waterbom park , things sure have changed and I must be honest I think its all good . I like the wrist band and no cash great idea . And few new rides . We had a ball of a time , but all those steps soon take it out of you . We had late check out of 7 pm , which is always great as we can shower and change before our flight . During dinner it started raining so we decided ... read more
March 6th 2011
6th I wanted to head up to Kuta beach and be apart of the Balinese holiday markets . We left the hotel and walked along the beach for something different . It seemed strange shopping side by side at the markets with the Balinese . A truly fantastic atmosphere on the beach and so cool with the ocean breeze . I wonder why they don't do more of it . Most of the stalls we visit had great prices and I was happy not to bargain . I bought a corn cooked over hot charcoal brushed with chili so yummy , but my lips were still burning for ages after . A bit later in the afternoon we stopped in to a pizza shop out the front of a hotel in Jalan Padma just down and ... read more
March 5th 2011
5th shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh be still .......... Ha Ha , did you really think I could shut up on Nyepi day . A day of silence and stillness for the hindu Balinese . The morning started off great , so quiet and peaceful until 8am when the neighbours woke me up with the kids running and yelling and mum yelling shut up , wonderful . I like the Melasti , but I think it's time for a change to somewhere a bit quieter and smaller . Breaky was served and we ate while a tropical rain storm hit , but it finished as quick as it started . It really heated the day up even more . The girls hit the pool , while I chilled in front of the room and watched Luke Nguyens Vietnam season 2 ... read more
March 4th 2011
4th It's raining again , it's just an annoying drizzle . Time to go for Makan pagi (breakfast). After breaky I chilled out the front of our room for a while listening to a few chilled out Australian folk/blues tunes and got up to date with my diary . We spent some time with Turika and her daughter Putu and picked up a few more t shirts . Before we headed to Carrefour a huge shopping centre to grab a few supplies for Nyepi day . As the hotel had a set menu of food that I and my girls really didn't want to eat and at a silly price of 180 000 rupiah each . It was my first time at Carrefour , OMG what a place . I bought so much stuff for cooking ... read more
March 3rd 2011
3rd 12:45 am and that darn alarm is going off again. Happy birthday to me, hip hip hooray, who‘s silly idea was it to climb Mt Batur . We slowly zombie walked up to the hotel reception, to wait for our transport. Pick up time 130 am . Gede (pronounced like g'day) meet us from Bali Sunrise Trekking and Tours, and soon we are on our way . Gede was great guy we chatted along the way . But at Ubud Miss G didn't feel well . And we should of turned back , but we thought it was just car sickness but we pressed on . Silly move on my behalf , after 13 years of being a single parent I should of listened to that little voice who knows better . We managed to ... read more
March 2nd 2011
2nd Regurgitator – Don't Go to Sleep blasted from my mobile phone, 7am. Bloody hell. I still haven’t changed that. I swore in Vietnam I would change it. It was time to get ready and have breaky. I have organised a dolphin encounter for us this morning off the coast of Sanur. Miss G did this last trip in 2009 and loved it. Miss C and I are keen to experience the encounter ourselves. We got picked up at 9am by the dolphin lodge and off we went to Sanur , had a quick talk about what you can do and what you can't do and a cold bottle of water . Into the boat and off we went to a pontoon and begun our encounter . Pluto was our dolphins name, a boy . This ... read more
March 1st 2011
Intro I got an email late one night, from Jetstar. Cheap airfares to Bali! ; ) Both Miss C and Miss G had been pestering to go back, and deep down. I wanted to go as well. We all love Bali .It’s such a magical and mythical place, and a truly genuine cultural experience . Bali is such a diverse country It can be relaxing or Party Central , touristy or just cultural . We had to go back. I booked tickets for March. Which I thought, will be a nice way to spend my birthday. Bintangs , satay , a silly idea and Bali . What more could I want . Plane tickets, hotel and insurance all arranged within an hour.Thank god for the internet and credit/debit cards. To easy . But I do wonder ... read more
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