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Published: February 7th 2008
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Now the hectic lead up to our trip is past we have had time to reflect on that time. More than ever now we can see how much we relied on the support of our families and friends. So we must shout out a big thank you to our parents in particular. To Faye & Russell for allowing us to have our 'Bon Voyage' gathering at their house, to Pat & John for letting us stay with them in the last week before we left and for all of them for the amazing help in getting our apartment ready for renting out. Their support continues in many ways and our appreciation does also. Also a huge thanks to Deb and Steve and to Bronwyn for all jumping to our rescue when we were in rather a jam! Generally, much love & thanks to all who have supported us in so many ways.
And now here we are - sweating our buns off in Ubud, Bali. Sleep & relaxation was high on the agenda for Bali and so far, so good! Lots of swimming, some reading, sleeping (including mid day nana naps) and a somewhat brutal massage have consumed some of
Pool area
Quite a lot of time spent here! our quieter moments.
We have also gotten out a little bit. A visit to the 'Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary' was lots of fun. Thought the cheeky monkeys were better behaved than some of the tourists (Australians!). The Sanctuary in right next door to our hotel and they are not too shy about popping in for a visit. Particularly at breakfast time when there is fruit and bread rolls to be stolen! In fact the wild life encounters around the hotel have been numerous... monkeys, squirrels, geckos, dragon flies... and it's a great experience to be in the pool at dusk watching the bats fly down to skim along the surface of the water for a drink!
Lee's cousin Toby lives here in Bali with his family and we had dinner with him and his beautiful wife and daughter a couple of nights ago at an authentic Balinese New York ribs joint! Go figure! It was really lovely to reconnect with some of our family that we would like to see more often. They also recommended another restaurant called the Dirty Duck. This is a sprawling open air restaurant set among rice patties. What a fantastic evening enjoying great
Breakfast thief
Cheeky monkey indeed! This was after the staff had chased him away from the fruit table with a broom stick. He jumped onto the roof and reappeared on the other side of the room to steal bread rolls! food and a lightning and thunder show like we haven't seen in SA in years. Not to mention the rain! It was constant from early afternoon to late in the night. If only we could send some back home.
Yesterday Toby and Inda arranged for us to visit the Bali Elephant Camp. We spent an hour tromping though the local forest and village on the back of a 'Jungle Taxi' called Cindi Crawford! An 18 year old elephant with the temperament and appetite of any other teenager.
Today we are heading of to our next location in Bali, Sanur Beach. More relaxing is on the menu in preparation for more active days ahead when we head into China and beyond.
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Much love,
K&L
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Aunty Julie
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Lee's Outfit!!
Nice outfit Lee - LOOK OUT Jungle Jim - someone's after your gig!!!!