Bali
Well after incredible diving tour of Borneo and Sulawesi I thought I’d get to dive off Bali but plane air conditioning got the better of me and I ended up with some crazy sinus infection. I really have become susceptible to air con issues. This has been on going since I left South Korea for Mongolia so many months ago.
I asked my taxi driver to take me to cheap hotel, guest house, or home stay he took me to a place for 500,000 Rupiah. Once again I laughed and got back in the taxi and headed down the main road for a proper guest house or homestay. I don’t need a pool, there’s an ocean, I don’t need much; a clean bed and a bathroom would be nice even if it’s down the hall. The taxi driver dropped me off across the street from a Starbucks and pointed down an alley and said, KeKe’s. I didn’t even get that far. There was a place called Kirana home stay and laundry. I thought about it, when was the last time I did laundry. I’m embarrassed to say but I’ve soaked most everything in salt water or brackish fresh water, I thought that would do but not really, my clothes dance by themselves at night. I pulled in and asked how much for no air-con room and she said 200,000 with breakfast included. Sold. Jl. Danau Tamblingan No. 100 Gg. Keke No. 2 Sanur. Ph. # 0361 286261. Email: kirana096@yahoo.com. What more could I ask for, great room, great breakfast, and around the corner from the beach.
I have been lying low and enjoying Sanur area south of Denpasar on the beach. The Hyatt is closed for a year or two due to renovations, upgrades, new management and new owners. I had dinner at the Hyatt in 1989 while traveling with a girl friend. I was biking the islands with a dear friend and she was either ahead or behind us by van. My dad showed up and of course fell in love with the girl and I got the cold shoulder for the evening, I understood why. We had biked Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Komodo, and Flores. We were on our return and heading to Java when we ran into my father. That was pretty neat being on the opposite side of the world and rather randomly crossing paths.
Wind surfers love this time of year because the trade winds have arrived and blow pretty steady giving the boys and girls some time to play and get air born. I’ve been able to keep up on the World Cup Football and I found an Australian Sports Bar, Barb’s Sports Bar Live, boasting the ‘Coldest Beer’. I checked Barb’s right and she’s a sweet lady with good friends.
Aussie football is on and when I lived in Australia I watched a lot of it, even went to a few matches. The company is good and met up with some fishermen and woman from Australia that were good fun. They’re getting ready to go back soon and gear up for the coming season.
I jumped in the water at the beach the first day to see what was what and I dove straight into a sea snake. Lucky for me their mouths are small and can only really kill you if you get bit on the ear lobe or maybe between the fingers. That was a short swim.
I’m on my way back to Thailand for a little R & R and more diving. I’m looking forward to it.
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