Fourteen Roses Hotel Kuta

... tickets to Ubud. Once I'd bought one, though I knew they didn't have routes to Java, I asked if they knew a good way of getting from Ubud to Probolinggo (town near Mount Bromo), the complex route I had spent bloody ages planning which comprised five separate stages (bus from Ubud to Denpasar, bus to the coast, ferry, taxi to transport hub nearby, bus to Probolinggo). As it turned out, the very helpful guy on the desk told me that their office in Ubud could sell me a ...

... the only uncomfortable period was the 2 hours we spent on the local bus,worrying whether we would make it to the ferry on time. There being only 1 ferry a day,and Sape being a hole (as described by lonely planet) we really didn't want to miss it.<br>We needn't have worried,the locals and the ferry staff certainly weren't, the boat being almost 2 hours late departing.The crossing was pleasant enough the sea was calm.so calm in fact Alice suggested ...

... harmonisch und schön. D** Mensch setzt das W**k d** Natur fort und v**vollkommnet die Schöpfung, od** so. Diese Sichtweise ist für mich als Menschen auch ohne Religion zumindest nicht unplausibel.<br><br> 90.000 Ruphias kostet die Fahrt üb** 400 km in d** Business Class, das sind gut 6 Euro. Business ist in diesem Zug nur die zweite Klasse, ab** ich mag wed** die Klimaanlage in Executive Class, noch die getönten Scheiben. Für Kühlung bei den knapp 30 Grad sorgen Fahrtwind und ...

... a few hours.<br><br>With it getting late, Taxi's were called and goodbyes said - myself and a few of the Aussies would be off the next day. Our Taxi went the wrong way in Kuta and we ended up sitting in traffic outside the clubs, which at 1am were just getting going. I really wanted to end the night in Paddy's again, but with no takers and an early morning, I bottled out of it and said a sad goodbye to Kuta.<br>

Another 10hrs or so heralds our arrival at port for our night crossing from Java to Bali on the death trap of ferry's. Quite a small ferry we drive on the bottom and walk to the top (only 2 stories) and grab a coffee. Noting the pedestrian access gate flapping open as we leave port it's propped shut with a case of cola. Nice. I convince Cath to come to the top and enjoy the view rather than listen to the deafening karaoke ...

... cake and sang the birthday song. Our group had learned a popular national Indonesian song during one of the AOL retreat evening Satsangs, and so we started to sing it...cause it's a catchy song, and the servers were in disbelief that we knew the song and so they started singing with us and then we couldn't get them to stop! They even started singing their national anthem ...

... the Kuta. We all got absolutely FRIED ( as usual)! My sisters boyfriend, Ian, ended up stepping on a Sea Urchin and had to go to the hosptial to get all the spines removed. Spent a few hours in the ER with him but he is all good now. Now we know that if it happens again, all we gotta go is pee on this foot! hahaha should have known! gotta go smother on the aloe...

... my dear friend ordered: "two free water".. haha it was, after all... free! We shopped around for souvenirs around Ubud and got a very hard but relaxing massage at Caroline's Salon and Spa. Ubud, they say is the center of Bali arts, and we saw several glass and wood artwork all over the place as well. Although we were rupiah millionnaires (hehe.. 1 PhP = 217 IDR) we only had a budget for souvenirs. As the sun was going to set, we decided to go to Kuta, to Club double six to have our bungy ...

... a roller coaster. I've also been detoxing quite a bit, and have been pretty ill a couple of the days. Some days I don't feel very good in myself, feeling worse than when I came. But, I know that's a sign that I'm working thru some ****. It's stirring things up inside of me, and it's not always pleasant. They say the program breaks you down and builds you up, and I'm nearing the breakdown point. The honeymoon phase is over. I'm exhausted, physically ...

... was when we headed back. We looped the barrier reefs and further on the sea I saw a dolphin. For us it's something you only see in aquariums.. you see. In the eve we still had energy and went biking on the other side of the isle where there suppose to be better beaches. We rode too far at first but found the Dream Beach soon after that. It was beautiful with only one resort nearby. The waves and currents are so strong we didn't dare to swim at all but the sand ...