Life at the villa

Trip Start Feb 12, 2008
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Monday, March 3, 2008

The wet season in Bali continues from about November to April and is called the low season. I've experienced several major storms where the roof feels like it is going to cave in and the rain is deafeningly loud. The next morning, I had to walk to breakfast in water up to my ankles. The shoes got some good soaking and had to dry out for the rest of the day. Today the rain has come again so it has forced me to work on my book for a few hours. The fact that the owner was going to charge me a minimum of US$60 per week to use the Internet (everywhere else it's free) has also caused me to budget my time at cafes with the computer and work at home specifically on the book. The rain normally comes heavily in the morning and often clears up by the afternoon. At 9.30 every morning Kadek comes to do the cleaning, change the beds and towels, and takes any laundry. At a cost of about $1.50, I can get around 10-15 pieces cleaned and ironed. Pul is the man who cleans the pool about every three days. Pool at the villa
Pool at the villa
 Yesterday I found a rather large crab living in a quiet corner on the pool step. I hope he likes his new home in the garden. Other than that, the pool is immaculate.

When no friends are visiting, I'll spend the first few hours of the day working and by about 12, I am ready for a light lunch. As no one has dinner until about 9.30 pm and I don't enjoy eating alone in an empty restaurant, I have found myself in the habit of having brunch or a late lunch so I can last till dinner. I might spend a couple of hours having lunch, getting a massage, or coming back to the villa to read and sit in the sun as it has normally fined up by then.

I like to work in the morning so nothing distracts me and I have done my three or four hours before I'm tempted outdoors.

Then I might have to battle technology for a while...
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