Scape Condotel Anellora Resort Sanur

... chained by the neck, taken away from their mothers too young. I wanted to buy them all to be set free.

After this we went to the museum where they had a collection of many Balinese antiques, ceremonial and dace costumes, as well as artwork. This was interested and the architecture of the building itself was lovely. We also went to the Art centre. There was not much to see or do, not much information. But the buildings were very old and beautiful.

... and Evalina snorkeled over the top of it. We swam amongst shoals of really beautiful fish and Dean spotted a huge barracuda whilst diving through the wreck itself. The waters were quite choppy though and after about 45 minutes of snorkeling, Tracey and Lisa started to feel a little sea sick! Henk and Evalina happened to be staying in a hotel very close to our villa, so the four of us went out for dinner together that evening when we got back from the trip.

We really got ...

... of the last day. Luckily my friend, Leon, was available to meet and drive me around. It was another warm and sunny fall day so a drive to the beach for lunch was first on the itinerary. The beach was full of locals making the most of the last day of a holiday weekend and maybe the last of the nice weather for the year. A big burger and fries has me concerned that I'll be back to my Seattle weight in no time ...

... Amed because it was highly recommended for snorkeling. Amed was a tiny town, with nice rooms and black sand beaches. It was overcast and windy there making visibility for snorkeling impossible, so we continued to wait for a sunny day. After 3 days we said the hell with waiting and got into the water. The visibility was about a foot and milky white. This reminded us off the conditions we had for great white diving and we only ...

... would we like to buy the boatman & his mate one,next a lady came & sat with us & joined in the conversation, no we did not suggest she had one , few minuets later another lady came & asked, would you like some presents to take home, i slowley finished my drink & stu persuaded me to go over, i first had to pay for the drinks then choose a turtle shell present, i wonder who will recive it, the boatman was then called to take us back, the trip back was ...

... in his pool four times now. I've met a couple skaters who live in Bali now, one is from Texas and the other from England. Also met some other visting skaters as well from Chile and Seatle. My first day at the beach here I decided to try to get a tan and instead got completely burnt. So the last few days have been spent hiding from the sun in the day and trying to ignore the pain and skate at night. I ...

Originally we thought to go somewhere today but we decided to have another relaxing day. We felt so good yesterday so we wanted to feel the same today and we did. After breakfast we spent time in the swimming pool and around our villa. Just before lunch Roxy had an urge to go and see some shops (meaning she wanted to do shopping). As every good husband I just said "Yes Dear". :-) We walked for a couple of hours through Seminyak area where there were a lot of arts ...

... was rice and veggies and noodles and chicken. When we bought the tickets the guy definitely said "dinner." Odd. Travis made a friend at dinner, and he told us what things should cost for the rest of our trip and talked about the US election and how he didn't like the Bali bombers. It was a little challenging for me to pay attention at 3 a.m., but Travis was the center of attention, so I didn't worry about it too much. And that, my friends, is Denpasar. Erin

... hotel we stayed in, the Tropical Paradise Bali Hotel. Somehow this place has escaped the notice of the guide books (probalby due to it only being open a year) but Jen managed to find it on the internet using some of our wily traveler tricks (in this case, www.tripadvisor.com). This place is a hidden gem. Upon our arrival we met the owners/designers/managers/hosts/dreamer s: Michael and Brama, two swedes who decided to leave the cold of Stockholm and create a paradise for ...

... book a day white water rafting - had heard lots of good things about it and was very cheap (less than 25 pound for both of us including food and transport). Did it on the Telagawaja River - the longest (14km) and roughest river in Bali. Got put with 2 young Aussie guys and we had a brilliant laugh. Worked harder in the first 10 minutes than in the whole of our NZ rafting (although was shallower and thus a lot rockier). Got really competitive and ...