Thursday, September 22, 2011

September 20, 2011 / First Full Day in Bail

Today was our first full day in Bali. I woke up at 430am, plagued by jet lag. Of course Matthew has no internal clock so is not phased by the time difference. We started the day by visiting a temple built in the 11th century called Ulu Watu. Its known for its grey monkey residents, who I may add are adorable and I'm disappointed one didn't try to sit on my head or shoulder as they are known to do. Still they provided for some great pictures, as did the scenery of cliffs and the turning Indian ocean.
Our taxi driver who took us to the temple waited an hour for us to tour without extra cost. He was worried we wouldn't find transport any other way if he didn't stay.
Next we headed to Kuta where we booked a surf lesson for the next day and had an hour massage for $11. It was fantastic too!
After returning to our hotel in Nusa Dua, we laid by the pool reading and then had some drinks at happy hour. Rough times. We enjoyed a dinner with live music, comprised of 70s American rock, and then tried to watch a movie. I passed out from sheer exhaustion 10 minutes in. Matt at least enjoyed the film.

No comments: