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Feb 2.
Today started at 5 am wake up for my flight to Bali. Which was a small 25 row plane and it wasn't even half full id say. I was planing on walking out of the airport and hailing a taxi as i normally do because they are way cheaper generally half price but as a walked outside it started poring so i sucked it up and went with the guys at the airport of course after some haggling, i got an ok price. I didn't have a hotel/hostel booked so i got dropped off where i told him i had one and then just walked around a bit to find the cheapest. I got one with 2 beds and a shower for under 8 a night with a small breakfast included. I decided to go for a walk around and check out bali. Man its huge reminds me a little of Thailand and not because everyone is Asian haha because the buildings and scenery and my lord all the motor bikes and scooters. There is not much public transit here because everyone has bikes. Its crazy they swerve in and out all over sidewalks its mayhem. Its also amazing how many stores and shops are here its apparently a poor and cheap country but there are more local surf shops here than there are at home and then they have the large shops like Rip curl Billabong Volcom ect. On top of that they have designer shops like Dolce Gabbana and Versace ect. even a Crocs store its quite impressive. Needless to say the town is super crazy and busy. I tried to find transports to any beach but everything was super expensive not even shuttles or anything and since im by myself there is no one to cut some of the cost with. I could rent a car or a bike with a surf rack but i dont know how to get anywhere and its super sketchy. I rented one in Thailand just for the day so i could get to a bungy jump site but i had a map and it wasnt in the city like here. There are tourist info/booking paces every 10 feet and i found there was white water rafting here so i booked that for tomorrow and i found there is a AJ hackett bungy site here that you can ride a BMX bike off and then one you can ride a motor scooter off im defiantly doing that before i leave. Dinner was a sort of pick your food buffet thing i told the kid ill take what ever he likes, i wound up with some tiny fried fish some tofu and some other things i think it was pretty good. Then i decided to get my legs waxed after having some many people telling me to do it and its easier than shaving, my complaint was always its expensive. But here i paid under $6 to get my full legs waxed it hurt like hell but i guess i wont have to shave for a while. I finished the night off with a massage for around $5 it was pretty good strong hands happy ending was not optional. haha

Feb 3
So i woke up around 7 and tried having my included breaky. There was no one around but there was food out so i decided to try and make my own and then got yelled at by 2 different people haha i had no idea. Oh well of to white water raft. I walked over to the hotel i was getting picked up and and waited for a bit finally the driver came and off we went. I was the only one in the car at the time and was wondering who we were picking up old heads? cool travelers? nope young Japanese girls. Alright this is going to be interesting. After an hour drive or so we get to the river and i was hoping that there was going to be a big group and maybe i could sneak into a group of aussies or euros nope all Asians haha sweet and there all dressed up and stuff putting make up. I started second guessing this trip then i was told there are only class 3 no 4s and the water is very shallow. Sweet this is gonna be like a lazy river, my hopefully thinking is maybe it will be really pretty and beautiful. So any way away we went my self and 3 Japanese girls oh wait foot ware gold laced shoes on the one next to me wow almost forgot that it was ridiculous. Like they were going on a cruise or something not rafting, fully clothed as well, suits on underneath but shirts and shorts on top. Alright we hop into this tiny raft not a river boat a raft not much bigger than the ones kids play with on the beach and were off. It amounted to the girls screaming at ever little bump and splash it was ridiculous. The only fun part was that there was a ton of spots that we had to lay back or get head knocked off because there were down tress and bamboo pipes across and some small/low cliff over hands we bumped under. Where we stopped to take a break was pretty cool as well it had a big waterfall with the water pumping down it. There was a mound of rock in front of it that i climbed up to get a closer look and nearly got blown off because off because the wind the water was creating as it hit the bottom. It was pretty neat until everyone else started following me. We regrouped and headed onward. 3 hrs later we finished this "thrilling" ride we were give a decent lunch and then taken back to kuta. Where i caught up on journal and blog and had dinner. Which i have to mention the Avocado Juice it was amazing defiantly have to try it must have been a little sugar milk or water and chocolate. It was sick i have had one every day since. haha

Feb 4
I had called Alex, Jay Kumples driver, to pick me up to get to Nasua Dua to go for a surf although alexs brother Ketut came. Anyway we got to Nasua Dua and it looked clean but small (i didnt know how far off shore it was) (this break is at a reef a few 100 meters off the beach.) But it was low tide and no one was out so we headed south a bit to check out another place. There were a few people out in front of Niko a massive 5 star hotel. But it looked small we could see some people out of the side of where we were before so i decided to walk down and have a paddle out. It was decent surf shoulder high or so and only 2 other out there got some fun ones. While we were out there the weather went crazy it was a beautiful day when we got there then a one point it got super windy then it started pooring then it would stop for a bit and be clam then another storm cell i guess. It was really weird. After an hour or so more people showed up and then a boat or 2 came out with a bunch of Asians on it. So there was 20 or so people on a midioker wave. The good thing was that it was a shifting peak wave so we were spread out a bit and not on top of each other. Best part was when these 2 hot chicks came out and they ripped one was blond and really hot and awesome body. Some old euro guy started talking to her and i over heard them so when i got near her later i asked her a few questions about where to stay and how to get around. We then headed in and i was headed in a different direction but i decided to head back over and ask if they (katie the blond Rachel and Ryan couple) would mind me tagging along with them when they went surfing they were staying in ulu so i would head down there and just go wherever they were going. she said yea no problem but that she might be heading to Sumatra for her birthday in a few days or next week i said thats fine i just want someone to show me around a bit and what not. So i got her number and they took me back to where my driver was. Ketut and i headed out to check another spot for surf but i wanted food before and he took me to a nice area and the restaurants looked expensive i said lets go somewhere local and cheap he didnt believe me he said is your stomach going to be ok. Me "yea im fine no worries i eat anything" haha So we went to this local place that had half a skewered pig in a case and he said "ok?" Me " yea defiantly" So we ate what he called pig suckling i think. Which turned out to be pretty good it had some pig skin and tripe and some other fried bits and a knee joint or some joint in it. It was pretty good. After lunch we headed to Sri Lakabut it was super flat but a beautiful beach Club Med was next store. Then we went to Nasu Dua point to check it but it was non existent there too. But again a very nice beach so i walked around a bit and at the point there was some sort of garden and temple so i walked around. There also was a nice walk way to the end of the point over the lava rocks it was very pretty. This area is so nice/expensive we had a security check just to get to it. Sine there wasnt any surf we decided to just head back to town. when we got home I decided to go to the much talked about and recommended Kuta Bugar for a "massage". It was crap though you get to pick the girl you want out of a case and then get a massage but the girl i had was weak felt like a lil kid giving me a massage. I paid and walked home. On the way home i picked up some food off a street vendor i ate it on the walk home and everyone(locals) were asking me what i was eating and if i liked it. It was kind of weird i dont know if they dont normally see tourist eat local food (since Ketut didn't believe me either) or they were just being friendly. When i got home i called Katie to set up things and she said that she is probably headed to Sumatra in the next day or so and didnt want to leave me in ulu with out transport. I think she may have been avoiding me from an earlier convo it sounded like she may have just broke up with a long term boyfriend so she might have wanted to be alone or just with friends. But she said she has my number and would call if things change but i doubt it. big Bummer So i went to bed.

Feb 5th
I decided to try and get a car i didnt want to spend 30 bucks every day to get to the beach when cars are around 8 and scooters 4. So i looked around a bit found one a decent price but the car didnt start well so i looked a bit more. There are many guys offering transport and i never looked twice at them but deiced to to see what they offer i got one down to around 17 then i walked to the beach and got a guy there Gede down to around 12. "lets go" i dont have to drive and its only a few bucks more than getting my own car and i dont really know where im going any way. So away we went. I went back to the same spot It was much bigger today and bit more crowed. But i got a lot of good fast lines. and one or two close out barrels. The wind picked up and people started leaving but the wave was still pretty good so i stayed out for a bit more and then decided to paddle straight in rather and to the point that was a mistake wow it was so far and i was already so tired. If there was a rip or current i dont think i would have made it i was about 2 or 3pm and i had only eaten 1 egg and toast and some fruit for breakfast at 7 am not much water either. On the way in i got off my board and swam twice even did double arm back stroke. I got to shore and nearly collapsed i was so beat. I bought two Pocari Sweats (poweraid drinks) and slammed them in 2 seconds then got back to the car and slammed some more water. I told Gede to stop and get food on the way home. The food was ok but the drink again was amazing some sort of fruit juice he i think he called it limon but it wasnt like home it was sweet oj like. very good ad 2 of them too. When i got home i was so beat i watched a movie and then got another back massage which i wouldn't recommend if you have bad sunburn it feels like you skin is ripping it sucked but was needed my back neck and shoulders were so so sore after that i had dinner and went to bed.

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