Matahari Bungalow Kuta

... the different choices, again with the prices being within our budget, although the tax here is pretty steep, so that was something we had to be careful of. Safety here in general was good too, although the biggest thing that we had to contend with were motorbikes. There's no real system here with roads and pavements. I think in priority order, pedestrians probably come last after bikes, dogs and shop stalls. <br><br>On one of our last days in Kuta we went to the ...

... end and then paddling out to the break in my many surf free months and so I headed out guns blazing only to get absolutely hammered by the waves. I&#8217;d duck under one, get tossed about, resurface, get my bearings, give a couple of kicks end up where I had been before the wave, hold my breath and duck yet another imposing looking wave. Eventually I&#8217;d get out there. Slightly more battered than intended but still in shape. The set would then end and I&#8217;d sit out there ...

... relax and do nothing. We have been oh so over worked these past 3 and a bit month. <br><br>Might pop another blog up when i get back, depends if we have an eventful flight. So i hope you have all enjoyed reading this blog. If anyone has tuck with it to the end, then congratulations. If you have enjoyed it drop me an email, if not, shut up.<br><br>See you all soon. xx<br><br>

... him. He kindly agreed and they politely got me in the photo too (even though it was obvious they just wanted Andy in it). After a couple of snaps they walked off, but continued to mill around us for a while. Eventually one of the 14 year olds plucked up the courage to come back and ask Andy for his Facebook and Friendster usernames. Andy handed over his Facebook details and they giggled as they walked off! You stud Andy! (Tom: Andy and the adoration of 14 year old girls - perhaps ...

... No talk of flights, trains, moving on, buying visas, counting money, checking emails...nothing but us!! It really was amazing!! With the accommodation so cheap we were able to spend the rest of mum's gift on top food and drink!! Not to eat the cheapest thing on the menu because of budget was bliss. We ate fish caught just hours before in the clear waters and had the most amazing fish BBQs ever. We spent most of the days lazing by the pool. Phil and I have both improved our ...

... motorbikes with an average of 2.7 people per, weaving in and out of cars, trucks, and buses, all doing the same. It was immediately apparent that there were no traffic laws per se, just an understood mode of honks. Our driver, who was a friend of a friend of ours in Steamboat, kept us safe on these roads for the week, which is a full time job, which it was. Nyoman Kelid was our driver's name- Nyoman indicates he is the third child ...

... of the way - IN MY LAP and I was busting to go the toilet. Just before I burst I woke her up and flooded the plane toilet. I am telling you - it was the best feeling all flight. :-) After a 6 hour flight we arrived to Bali around 10:45pm local time. Here we had to buy visas ($10USD per person for 7 days). Then we went to a customs officer who looked at my passport, the he looked at Roxy and ...

... So we got tickets for the night's performance (there are several cultural performances every night all over Ubud) and headed out on a random trajectory. We ended up on a ridge walk. It was really quite striking scenery. We headed off the main road, past a temple hidden in the forest, and emerged onto a sharp ridge between too rivers. It was entirely covered with a brilliant green grass, with the occasional palm tree spaced evenly along the ...

... a bit of activity on the volcano plus clear evidence of its previous eruption. When the weather cleared the view was amazing and it was nice seeing the surrounding scenery and the lake. On our return journey we took in the scenery and we got to see more of the capital city Denpesar which was interesting. After a long day we returned to Kuta and Paul and Leeta refused to let us pay anything for the transport, so we said we would buy them a drink or few later.