Category: Bali

Was such a great day here in Bali yesterday celebrating Andy’s birthday.

I wonder where we will be next year for birthday celebrations………………..?

 

With wanting to leave our own bikes in their boxes for our short stay in Bali it was time to do a cycle tour instead.

So off we headed this morning by car for the tour which started with a visit to the Coffee Plantation. Andy was in coffee heaven and got to taste ‘Coffee Luwak’, which is coffee berries that have been eaten by the Civat cat. It’s poo (undigested berries) are collected, washed and turned into a ‘catpoocino’. This is known to be the most expensive coffee in the world due to it’s rarity.

Then it was through Ubud and on to Kintamani village to view Mt Batur.

Up the hill further to start the cycle tour. Not really knowing what to expect we were pleasantly surprised and enjoyed cycling through the jungle and villages.

After a couple of nights in Bangkok Andy was able to catch up with his good mate Leo before heading to Bali.

Customs in both Bangkok and Bali have been so slack with our bikes and we have just walked straight through.

Bali is a place that we have never had any desire to go to but we thought why not suss it out and see what the fuss is about. We have chosen to stay at Sanur Beach, described as a desirable place for ‘mature couples’. Not sure if that is our category……….. but hey we think we made the right choice and have been pleasantly surprised.

Once again the weather very hot and humid but we have a great guesthouse and lovely swimming pool. The beach in Sanur is not that appealing or maybe it is just we were spoilt in Vietnam and Thailand. The Balinese people are very friendly, the food is tasty and the beer is cold! We expected it to be packed with Aussies but surprisingly very few, maybe they also read that Sanur was for ‘mature people’ and realised they didnt qualify and stayed in Kuta. (however many foreign tourists).