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November 26th 2009

Published: December 9th 2009

Howdy! Long time no blog. This a big catcher upper post with oodles of pictures. Fair warning to my many friends with A.D.D., you might want to digest this in bits or just hit delete and save yourself the hassle entirely. ;-) First, if you haven’t heard, we have decided to stay in Bali until June 2010. A friend and partner in public accounting started off her email back in September with, ... Read Full Entry

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Manta ray

huge sting ray

This ray's body excluding tail was at least 2 feet across.

tiny orange & white shrimp

Orange & white nudibranch

Hashing through the rice fields

Lisa, Toby, Kris & Juanita

Wanita means woman in Indonesian so all the locals laughed when Juanita told them what her name was.

malnourished puppy

Many puppies come in with their legs bent from lack of protein. Amazingly, after just a couple of weeks of good food their legs straighten out.

puppies galore

Irresistible or what?!

Tooth filing

One of the most important rituals a Balinese person goes through in their life is tooth filing. A priest files their upper teeth which is supposed to prevent a person from being greedy. They used to get in there and really file away but these days they use a light hand.

teen tooth filees

Our landlords' daughters and their cousins all had their teeth filed on the same day. It's a very expensive ceremony for the parents, about $2,000 in total. The average Balinese is lucky to make $100 a month.

Sucik checking the results of her tooth filing

She said that she couldn't see any difference.

Girls post tooth filing

Probably thanking the gods that it wasn't as bad as they thought it would be.

rug rat gamelan

These little kids have already learned to play traditional Balinese orchestra.

Melon carvings

Freakish, eh?

Palms silhouetted by sunset

Ahhhhh. Nice way to end the day.

9th December 2009

Linda
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Cool digs
Hi Toby and Lisa Great to see that you are enjoying Bali I love reading your blogs! Billy and I got back from the Galapagos last wk You guys would love it there, swimming with penguins, iguanas, Turtles, and sea lions Have a terrific Christmas! Linda in LA but missing Palau!

9th December 2009

Emanuele
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Hi guys, good to hear from you!
Hi guys, it's always a pleasure reading you (I love the way you write, did I tell you???) We didn't know you were still in Bali! We were in Bali ourselves in September! We stopped over 1 week on our way to diving in Labuan Bajo. If you want to see one of the most beautiful places we have ever seen let me know, I'll give you the directions! Diving Komodo is simply amazing... Take good care, ok? A hug from me and Andrea! XOXOXO P.S. Next September we'll be back in Bali... ;-)

9th December 2009

Huw
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live the life
good on you guys. Big envy coming your way from China! Me and Celi are actually off to Indo in just over a week - but to Sumatra, if you fancy another island then head up, would be great to see you again.

9th December 2009

Kris
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Julia Roberts
There is already a buzz going on here about the upcoming Julia Roberts film based upon the book Eat Pray Love, part of which is centered in Ubud. I am guessing that this movie will change Ubud forever and not in a positive way. I imagine this will catalyze even more commercial "development" and new vacation houses there. Paradise doesn't last... treasure each moment you have there. Could be an investment opportunity though. Kris

9th December 2009

Jeff Dodds
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good to hear from you
Glad you both are doing well and have decided to stay in Bali while the US gets itself back on it's economic feet. I have enjoyed your blogs; you might consider writing comedy travel guides if you get real bored. jeff

9th December 2009

Victor
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Good finally getting an update. Don't think I'll make it there, but is a nice thought. What kind of meat does Toby eat anyway? Can you get good ole beef, or is it something that a lot of us have as pets?

9th December 2009

Stacey
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Awesome!
So good to hear from you!!! Life sounds awesome for you in Bali. Thanks for filling us all in on the fabulous descriptions and pictures!

10th December 2009

Karen
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AmazIng
I truely do not know how the two of you can return home after such an experience! I would die to be able to live a life filled with the experiences you have been emersed in over the last year and a half. Have a safe, peaceful and rewarding time as you live your last stretch of your trip!

11th December 2009

Sandy
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FABULOUS!!!
Thanks so much for the great read woman!!! Few comments; Um, did you forget most people reading this ARE in the nail biting stage still? =) Can I move there and help at the animal shelter? Sales People DO hate you =)~ Why so darn many acronyms?? Love the HHH thingy Your too skinny I’m coming around March and wanting to talk Stephanie into it, she isn’t a good roughing it kind a girl though (dam sales people again)

28th December 2009

Jenifer
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So glad I found you guys!
Actually David found you after I was frantically trying to figure out what happened to you both. Didn't realize you had a travel blog but then again I still can't figure out all this techno stuff. Glad to hear you are alright, infact fabulous from the looks of it. Miss you both soooo much! So glad to find this blog!

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