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Published: January 9th 2011
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Day 23, November 4th, we were back to our routine. We got up early, went and checked the surf at Uluwatu. There was a decent swell and the waves had some good size. We surfed the day away. The sunset was so phenomenal today. The few scattered clouds were bright red and orange and there was a red halo around the sun. We watched in amazement from the water and caught waves into the darkness.
Day 24, November 5th, we woke up early and headed to surf Green Balls (now called Green Bowls). John said it was Green Balls 10 years ago so he is sticking with that name. To reach the beach at Green Balls you walk down 300+ stairs, so a session there is a guaranteed workout. The white sand beach at the bottom is beautiful and very un-crowded. We had a great surf and met some very cool people from Romania in the water. We have met so many people from places we would not think of as surf communities. It is really amazing to see what a large impact surfing is having on the world. It seems to be spreading. It may lead to bigger crowds
in the water but also to people being more relaxed, healthy and conscientious about the ocean. Anyhow I have really enjoyed the diversity in Bali. After our surf we had more wedding meetings at La Joya and one with our DJ in Kuta. After the meetings we went to Seminyak to search for wedding rings. I ended up getting a dress beautiful handmade silk dress instead from a local Balinese designer. She was a young girl who had only had here store only open for 3 days so she was as excited about the sale as I was to get the dress. Her mom and lovely sisters worked in the tiny boutique as well. Her mom gushed about how proud she was of her daughter’s and how the store name was a combination of the three girls names. We went back to our car and started to drive out of the small dark parking lot. Next we felt the car drop on one side and noticed there was not a driveway as expected but a high curb drop off. A small German man from came running across the street, still wearing his motorbike helmet, and screaming “DISASTER”, “THIS IS DISASTER”.
So we jump out to access the situation. He points out a nearby auto shop where they could get some ramps or something to help ease the car off the curb. Just then it started pouring rain. He and John ran to the auto and some nice workers carried over large cement blocks and placed them underneath the curb. The crazy German stopped traffic while we safely drove off the curb, disaster averted. After all that excitement we decided to grab dinner. We tried to go local so we went to a random Balinese steak house, which reminded John of Ponderosa. (Not my favorite).
Day 25, November 6th we woke up early and went to Puri Nyang Nyang a lovely hotel perched on the cliffs above the beach. The surf did not look so great so we decided to forgo the 450-stair climb down to Nyang Nyang Beach. The hotel is great but unfortunately it was closed for renovations or possibly indefinitely so we could not stay there. It is sad how some buildings are left to fall apart in Bali. The Puri Nyang Nyang is near another dilapidated hotel called the Bali Cliff. It was once an amazing
hotel owned by the Ritz. Sadly many buildings are not built to last and there is limited renovation. Green balls? Karma Kandara very mahal (expensive in Balinese), Gerger, Tasting dinner at La Joya
Day 26, November 7th, was a very chill day. I woke up early and did Yoga in the morning. Then we drove to Tanjun Benoa, a small peninsula town with a big harbor. We had a nice lunch and loaded up on our pirated movie and CD collection. Then we ventured to Sanur and hung out at Gerger beach relaxing in the sun for the rest of the afternoon.
Day 27, November 8th, we surfed Uluwatu all day. The waves were great. We went to YeYe’s for dinner. We sat in a wedding bed and almost feel asleep since we were exhausted.
Day 28, November 9th, we woke up early and surfed Green balls. Then went to Cafe Moka to have one of our favorite breakfasts and use the Internet. We were coming up on our 30-day visa limit for Indonesia so we had to book a Singapore trip. We booked tickets for the next day and made arrangements to meet up with some
friends who live there. We surfed Uluwatu in the afternoon and went to Uluwatu Café for dinner. We randomly ran into John’s friend, Greg, from Santa Cruz, California. We planned to meet him the next day and have dinner together.
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