Two Weeks Later...
Than we expected, but we're finally going to chill out and spend some time in Bali itself. Gili islands and Lombok were absolutely unreal, but we're looking forward to seeing what all the fuss it about. Not off to the best of starts, as we decided on the budget/backpacker option to get there - Public ferry, of which a ticket costs ~€3, but a journey of 6 hours in the sun, whereas the fast boat would get you there in two. Some of us weren't too sure about this decision:
But we made it in one piece, and time isn't really money on a trip like this, so reading a book got us through the extra hours, and we can't complain too much. We decided to head south, to Uluwatu first, staying at SR Hostel. Lovely little spot, best thing about it being it rents scooters for ~€3/day - which you kind of need in Uluwatu, it's a pretty big place and would be hard/expensive to get around otherwise. We both got one for the first time on this trip and it couldn't have gone better.
The majority of our time was spent visiting the various cafes/restaurants that are of a very high standard that the area is known for...
As well as the sunset spots and beaches. We spent day after day here watching the surfers at various beaches at sunset with beers & good company.
It's a tough life. We decided to head off from the sunset early one evening to head to a Kecuk Fire Dance in a Balinese temple. Thankfully we went early as getting tickets was....an experience! Thankfully a local guy helped us and got our tickets with his. We heard after that tickets usually sell out within 30 mins so we were in luck :) I was absolutely worth it, the sunset as the backdrop of the show made for an incredible experience.
An amazing place, though definitely best if you're feeling up to getting a scooter! Next up was our now third reunion with Sean, as we met up in Canggu. No better place to catch up than Warung Dandelion, an unreal Indonesian restaurant.
And we of course had to get a smoothie bowl while here - which as you'd expect lived up to the hype. Betelnut Cafe provided the goods, and we made sure to go twice in the three days we had there.
Dani managed to get in a yoga/meditation while here at The Practice, one of the most beautiful yoga studios she's ever seen.
And one final stop doing what we did best here, appreciating the surf on the beach, and taking in yet another sunset:
Big love,
Dani & Stu.
But we made it in one piece, and time isn't really money on a trip like this, so reading a book got us through the extra hours, and we can't complain too much. We decided to head south, to Uluwatu first, staying at SR Hostel. Lovely little spot, best thing about it being it rents scooters for ~€3/day - which you kind of need in Uluwatu, it's a pretty big place and would be hard/expensive to get around otherwise. We both got one for the first time on this trip and it couldn't have gone better.
The majority of our time was spent visiting the various cafes/restaurants that are of a very high standard that the area is known for...
As well as the sunset spots and beaches. We spent day after day here watching the surfers at various beaches at sunset with beers & good company.
It's a tough life. We decided to head off from the sunset early one evening to head to a Kecuk Fire Dance in a Balinese temple. Thankfully we went early as getting tickets was....an experience! Thankfully a local guy helped us and got our tickets with his. We heard after that tickets usually sell out within 30 mins so we were in luck :) I was absolutely worth it, the sunset as the backdrop of the show made for an incredible experience.
That was pretty much it for our time in Uluwatu, we'll miss the beaches, surfers, and sunsets at places like this:
An amazing place, though definitely best if you're feeling up to getting a scooter! Next up was our now third reunion with Sean, as we met up in Canggu. No better place to catch up than Warung Dandelion, an unreal Indonesian restaurant.
And we of course had to get a smoothie bowl while here - which as you'd expect lived up to the hype. Betelnut Cafe provided the goods, and we made sure to go twice in the three days we had there.
Dani managed to get in a yoga/meditation while here at The Practice, one of the most beautiful yoga studios she's ever seen.
And one final stop doing what we did best here, appreciating the surf on the beach, and taking in yet another sunset:
At this point we had another (more minor) spanner in the works thrown into our trip, as Dani headed off to Ubud early to start a yoga retreat at Firefly Yoga for a week. Stu stayed on with Sean and headed up to Seminyak to check that out, before the two lads made their own way to Ubud. Sean + Stu chilled out most of the time, joined Dani for a pretty hardcore yoga class at The Yoga Barn, enjoyed a few cups of coffee at Ubud Coffee Roasters, and took a day on the scooters to check out the surrounding area of beautiful waterfalls and impressive rice paddies. Stu even got the chance to see Lavina, an old friend from work, and her new husband Shane on their honeymoon in Seminyak! Unfortunately though, Stu's phone had to be reset and all photographic evidence of this is gone, so you'll need to use your imaginations. Dani absolutely loved the yoga retreat, which included cooking, Indonesian craft, and chocolate making classes, with an awesome girl gang of seven, and of course plenty of yoga too. Acro yoga being a new found love. Dani even managed to hold on to some photographic evidence of this:
And that's that! Bali definitely didn't disappoint - some areas are definitely a bit touristy, but this doesn't detract too much from the experience - we definitely loved it and would recommend, and come back in a heartbeat. We said goodbye to Sean on our last day, as he headed back home for his own new adventure, and we carried on doing what we've been doing for over seven months now - ready to explore country number ten.
Big love,
Dani & Stu.
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