Melasti Kuta Beach Bungalow & Spa

... of a slide. He was really friendly and looks exactly like he does on TV, albeit a bit hairer. <br><br>Towards the end of our second week, we headed to Seminyak, a much quieter town, where we managed to use a restaurant's pool for free if we consumed there. A lot of our meals from then on were had by the pool. We also spent a lot of time at the beach, which was a lot calmer, with no surfers, as it was unsafe to swim because of the currents. This made the atmosphere a lot ...

... to the top of a wave and must have bottled it but a second too late so somehow managed to fall off the other end whereupon the wave just came crashing down on top of me, churned me up and spat me out again. In hindsight that might be where I gained the nice big welt across the top of my right leg - must have caught the fin of the board as we were being tossed around like clothes in a washing machine. I caught a nice big wave into shore, making no attempt to stand up or even hop ...

... the ticket in advance. Our only alternative was to buy an airline ticket anywhere out of Indonesia as proof of exit and then cancel and refund it at a later date &#8211; the cheapest was £1000. An expensive lesson but one we won&#8217;t make again, we finally checked in 5 minutes before the check in desk closed. A little too close for comfort!<br><br>We arrived in Jakarta and then jumped on the next plane to Bali. We arrived at 2.30 in the ...

... 10minutes or so waiting to see if they were actually going to bring cattle onto the beach. Unfortunately the experience we were hoping for never happened, there were no cows on the beach.<br><br> Andy and I walked back a little disappointed to our rooms, where we collected the others and continued our usual routine; the same restaurant (again!), followed by beer, whiskey and cards back at the rooms. During our meal there was a power cut (typical for an island). Tom was still ...

... in the southern hemisphere are just something of awe but that night the galaxies were out in all their glory, so after our "last supper" as pretend rich people, we headed to the dark pier to lie down and look up at the stars...and there it was...we both seen it at the same time...and wished upon a falling star...a perfect end to a perfect honeymoon!! After a 12 hour travelling session back to Bali we arrived in Kuta for a couple of days before heading to the land of Oz!!! So ...

... clothing shops (batik is a traditional hand-made cloth and patterning process), painting communes, and other various crafts landmarks. We went up to a plantation where they grow all kinds of herbs, fruits and coffees. It was interesting to see things like vanilla and cinnamon in their natural setting- sometimes you don't know what it looks like before it gets to your table. By far, the highlight of this outing was the coffee and ...

... and those annoying little motorbikes are EVERYWHERE. Once we arrived to our villa - we were pleasantly surprised - it looked better than on their website photos! See the attached photos to see what we mean. By this time it was midnight and I wished my lovely wife a HAPPY ANNIVERSARY as on the 4th September 2005 we had our church wedding. Then just after midnight we went to bed and slept like babies...

... combination, and their quacking and waddling really adds a peaceful dimension to this place. We were accosted by a crazy-eyed man who seemed very intent on climbing up a tree to get us a young coconut. We ran away from him. We turned back the way we had come when it looked like the rain was going to catch us again, but it held off until we got back. We once again avoided the crazy coconut man. Back in Ubud we passed another American whom we ...

... i could stay a little longer. he asked me how long, then sent me to his friend, another officer. that officer gave me his cell phone number and told me just to call him before 30 days are up and he'd take care of it. right there at the immigration counter.. anyways, i'm staying in kuta tonight, but opted to leave for ubud tomorrow morning. my hotel isnt great here and its far from the beach so there isnt much to do. ubud is really what i was looking forward to ...