TUESDAY TO THURSDAY, 2/ 18-20 /15
It’s beach time in Bali. We ate early and then headed out to the beach area, eventually finding some chairs with lots of shade. I decided I might as well learn to surf while we’re here, so I arranged board rental and lessons from some of the locals on the beach. It was an experience, but probably won’t be repeated (by me). I was able to ride the board, but wasn’t able to get completely to my feet. My gimpy knees wouldn’t let me stand up fast enough. By the time I could get to my feet, I was off-balance and “splashdown”. The waves were good for a beginner like me, but trying to work my way back out after each ride was a physical beating. It took a few dousings before I figured out how to get through the incoming waves without drowning. I had fun, but was exhausted when I finished.
SURFING VIDEO LINK https://www.dropbox.com/s/3rjzoyavijhsvah/15.2.18.Gordon%20surfing.MOV?dl=0
Some of the local beach vendors. If you wander too close to the hotel beach boundary, they begin to circle
Dry land training, before I hit the surf. I’m the one in black)
The rest of the day was spent relaxing, either outside, or in our room. Wednesday was more of the same. Just before sundown, we walked down the beach, checking out all the restaurants and crowds celebrating the Chinese New Year. We finished off the evening with dinner at the hotel. They had a Gamelan orchestra performing.
BREAKFAST AREA VIDEO LINK https://www.dropbox.com/s/ikpr7k9djs8n47n/15.2.19.CNY%20breakfast.MOV?dl=0
BEACH AT SUNSET https://www.dropbox.com/s/272c6mf0kftflvq/15.2.19.CNY%20beach.MOV?dl=0
GAMELAN ORCHESTRA https://www.dropbox.com/s/pk9azs4zrkb2ghx/15.2.19.Gamelan%20orch.MOV?dl=0
Friday, the weather was windy with intermittent rain showers. We spent a really lazy day (as if the last two haven’t been lazy) sitting around the room and out on the balcony watching the waves roll in and the storms blow through. During one of the breaks in the weather, we strolled out of the hotel and down the street to a Circle K. Away from our hotel, the town is a just a lot of tourist stuff and traffic. We were glad to get back to the solitude of our room and balcony.