Adi Cottage Ubud

... was quite rough at Manta so I started feeling pretty green and just wanted to get in the water asap, getting gear on was a huge struggle with 9 other ppl in a small speedboat. The temp was quite cool (22C) and vis was quite poor, (5-10m) and the swell was thrashing us around, even underwater it was lifting us up and down. I rented a camera in an underwater housing for US$25 for the day but couldn't get many good pics on this dive. Manta point is quite boring if you don ...

... around with it, but to no avail. I had been enjoying myself until this point, but now became instantly morose. The bartender told me there was an electronics shop down the road, so I paid the bill and asked him to keep my half-full beer while I legged it down the street. There was no way I was not going to have a camera for Mount Bromo. It took nearly ten minutes to walk to "Ubud Music", but on inquiry from the girl behind the desk, the bloke who does camera repairs was not there ...

... i zamowilismy kawe przy stoliku na zewnatrz z widokiem na wulkan. Chwile pozniej okazalo sie, ze mozemy dostac cene spacjalna, 60 tys. Cena tez wysoka, ale biorac pod uwage tak piekne okolicznosci przyrody, mozliwosc sprobowania wszystkiego i najedzenia sie do syta zgodzilismy sie. To byla dobra decyzja.
Po obiedzie pojechalismy na poludnie do wioski Sebatu, zeby obejrzec wazna swiatynie Holy Spring Water Temple. Tego typu swiatynie zwiedza sie ...

... the next morning and I'm happy with my room and the staff. But damn, that was a lot of hotel room drama! I'm feeling better today, by the way. The other drama/scandal that occurred was related to my painting. I mentioned the artist Mr. Made Tinggal that I thought had painted the paiting I bought last week, but it turns out he only sells in 3 locations in Ubud and issues a certificate of authenticity with each sale. I ...

... itself was not huge but it nice was to hang out down there, watching the monkeys harass people crossing the bridge, and ...

... parade pass by with people playing music and singing and carrying the body to be cremated. We arrived at the place we wanted to stay and unfortunately they were full, so as it was late and didn't want to carry on looking for a place, we made her understood that they did a mistake (even if they didn't) and they found us a place next door for a super cheap price . The room is really big and the place has a swimming pool ...

... health risks on this trip were largely confined to the lower zone of the digestive system (if you know what I'm saying) and I'm not sure what precautions can be taken against the local micro biological fauna. And on the subject of public health, smoking remains prevalent throughout Indonesia, despite various edicts and proclamations that it is non-halal or even haram (prohibited for Muslims due to harmful effects). So be aware that the exotic aroma of ...

... again traffic was pretty heavy and it would be best to traverse this place by foot. We finally arrived at the AJ Hacket bungy and we began our registration and strapping process. I went first. On the way up, I shared the elevator ride with Tara from Darwin, Australia. She's a nice girl, she was going to do the bicycle jump. It was a nice view from the bungy tower, it's the highest place in the area, and it gives a lovely view of the ...

Sheesh - well things definitely work at a different schedule here. We went to the Pelni office yesterday (the main ferry service in Indonesia) and asked about taking a ferry from Surabaya to Maurmere in Flores. They have one going in June. Hmmm...... So, next we tried the private ferry companies - there was one scheduled for Saturday (today) but for now its cancelled. And possibly going on Monday instead, but no one was sure if it ...

... in the same hotel as the guys as we were lazy & we couldn't be bothered walking around trying to find a place to stay, plus the hotel was very nice. The guys showed us around Kuta & we stopped at a number of bars on route! Bintang (beer) is so cheap - a pound for a large beer bottle. They also pointed out some nice places to eat. At first we both had a bit of a culture shock, after Oz & NZ of course things were going to be very ...