Baliiii

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After much consideration, I've decided to scratch the city destinations- Hong Kong & Taipei & Seoul from my itinerary for the beautiful island of Bali. After a full 5 weeks of adventures, a final 6 days of beach bumming, sunshine, and a little surfing just make sense. It will make for a nice wrap up of Oceania & SE Asia.

It is approximately close to midnight in Bali, and I am le tired...went bumpin on a banana boat, parasailed, snorkeled & fed fishies, hugged a turtle, held a bat, got a snake wrapped around my neck, kissed(almost) an iguana, and walked over long long lOong stretches of seashells and sharp rocks barefoot(certain Bali beaches are very rocky). I'm now off to bed to wake up early for a nice morning swim in the Indian Ocean and then surfing @ Kuta Beach, followed by a 3 hour whitewater rafting trip up & down Bali waterfalls.

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Photos

First Indonesian Meal
Mie Goreng-- to which I am addicted. It's essentially ramen with egg on top. But delicious!

Kuta Beach
Attempting to surf with Ann

White Water Rafting
With the Dawala crew...the balinese lova-wanna-be boys.

Rice Terrace
Way rice is cultivated on the island of Bali

At the top of Mt. Batur
Enjoying sunrise with view of Batur lake, largest lake on Bali island, at the top of Mt. Batur, an active volcano.

Sunrise
I can't remember the last time I actually watched the sun rise. Mmm :).

Hike Back to Base
Did all this in the dark with one flashlight for 3 people.

Lava coming?
It's an active volcano. No lie.

Lava deposits
On the hike down