7am: Awake
This day started off with a creak and then a boom. Appears that outside my room the awning was coming to an early end. It was pouring buckets and I could not rest in the heat and humidity, even with the fan on my body. So I started the day by packing up a bit & rearranging the room for the welcoming of my buddy Chris. He had paid for 2 nights and my stay was up so we are sharing a room tonight (2nd of 2) and then moving on to better accomodations. Split it will only cost us $5 each. And I will post some pictures of this accomodation when I link up to an Internet cafe. This is definitely the most interesting place I've ever stayed.
8am: Breakfast
Head to Treehouse for breakfast and the Excelsio for mid-morning tea. Excelsio has free wifi, better drinks, and is cheaper than Starbucks (which intends to charge for their internet). After checking our emails via iPhone and uploading blog updates, we decide to head off for adventure on motorbikes.
11am: Motorbike Excursion
Pay 70,000rp = $7 for 2 motorbikes and helmets and take off for Nusa Dua ... On the east coast of Bali across the way from Kuta. Two things happened on this trek that were expected. #1, we were pulled over by the cops, they offered us a deal of only 200,000rp so we don't go to court for who knows why. This was expected. So we put 50,000 Rp in the wallet before we left and said that's all we have ... They took it and said they would not bother us again. Crazy, even the cops can be bartered with. The 2nd incident was my tumble on the bike. It's amazing how a 10 yr old child can handle a moped twice its weight and I can't make it 40 km without laying it down. To be fair, I was making a u-turn on a small side road between two temples with mopeds and cars flying by at 30 to 40mph ... Long story short, I'm staying out of the water until my wounds heal.
1pm: Nusa Dua
We go through the security check point at Nusa Dua, and we finally find a less touristy and beautiful part of Bali that is palm trees and clear blue water. The winds are from the west right now which apparently makes the waves choppy on the Kuta side of the island, impeding good surf and explaining the "low season" affiliation. We took some pics but with the accident, I stayed out of the water.
3pm; Uluwatu Temple
As we are leaving Nusa Dua, we run into Russell Crow ... Or atleast his younger twin brother ... You get the idea. He tells us we should hit up Uluwatu, which is the islands largest temple over by Dreamland beach. We get there, pay 6,000 for the sarongs we must wear and we were off to explore. This was an amazing experience. To think that this has stood on the edge of a cliff for hundreds if not thousands of years & people have worshipped their god here, it was a bit surreal. And then there were the monkey's - so freaking cute and yet wild. Chris grabbed a stick at first, apparently had a bad run in with a few on some island off Viet Nam, but finally relinquished it when the 5 year old Aussie girl had one on her shoulder. Loads of pics to come of those adorable primates.
5:30pm: The return
At Uluwatu we met a man from Jakarta named Tepee, though I'm sure it was spelled different. We joined him on the ride back which was great because the drivers here are crazy and mopeds rule the streets. On the way back I saw one go down at high speeds on the other side of the road. He got up which made me happy, but realizing we were all traveling at 45+mph at times, made me thankful my wreck was so small. We return, eat, and read, then fall asleep early. It was an adventure for sure.
Thoughts for the day ... The beauty of the island and the people are becoming more apparent. Everyone is kind and helpful, though some overly so. They believe in Karma which makes you know that they may charge way too much for a tank top, but they would never reach in your bag or wallet and steal your stuff. That's good. Nite nite from the iphone blogger.
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