Day 11: "You want breakfast?"

9:45am - Knock knock knock ... "you want breakfast?" ... Knock knock knock ... "you want breakfast?" I open the door to a tiny Balinese girl. "You stay tonight?" No, heading to Amed. "Then checkout 10am". What the flip? Every place I've stayed in Bali has had a noon checkout. So I order breakfast, had a quick shower and pack, then relaxed while I ate and observed 10am Bali time, ie 10:15. Which was still 20 minutes before Ali, who looked like he lost a fight with Father Time. 

We took off up the coast with Syd, who I have still yet to have the privilege to meet. Ali thinks he might be the true owner of Charlotte, our teal Suzuki jeep vehicle. Might have been one of the most beautiful drives I've ever seen. Jagged cliffs dropping off into the sea, lush green mountains shooting skyward around every corner, and children who wave and say "hey" as you pass by. 

After an hour and a half we pull over to a seaside cafe, Meditasi, to grab a bite. There we realize just how bad the flies are on this side of the island. Must of had lunch with at least a few hundred of the considerate and health conscious little buggers. Knowing how many calories are in my milkshake, they willingly sacrificed 15 of their lives to prevent me from finishing  the second half. Now that's sacrificial service. 

Here we also were introduced to Paw Paw, the Australian cure-all. Sweet Susan, a school teacher from Stralia, gave us hers, said it would heal up my foot and leg twice as fast. I think she said you could use it for headaches, athletes foot, upset stomach, skin rash, sun burns, infertility ... Ok, maybe not that last one, but you get the gist.  

We finally reach our destination area of Amed. I was under the impression it was a city, but it's more like 10km of coastline with no central hub and a full variety of accommodations. We ended up at Wawa Wewe II ... infinity pool on the ocean, bungalows with outdoor hot water showers, lofts, and air con - all for 400,000 - so about $15/ person. We spent the rest of the day on location being goofy, swimming in the rain, watching the fishing boats go by, and listening to the constant pounding of the surf. It truly is rural rocky coast paradise here!

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