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1 October 2018
I had set the alarm for 0640 so I could have breakfast at 0700. That would give some time for brekkie to settle before yoga at 0800 at Yoga Barn. With 4 nights in Ubud (three full days), I thought I’d get myself into a routine of daily yoga. It’s not often I get to […]
30 September 2018
We had organised transport to take us from Lovina to Ubud today. This will be our move inland and somewhat of a highland at 600m. The driver Putu turned up a little ahead of the agreed time of 1030. He had worked in New Zealand three times as a seasonal worker on kiwifruit farms. The […]
29 September 2018
We had set the alarm for 0540 for the 0600 start to go dolphin watching. We waited on the beach at the appointed time. Many boats set off before us but we seemed to be the last to get going. It was about a 30 minute ride offshore and the sea was calm despite fears […]
28 September 2018
After a lazy day in Amed yesterday , we move to Bali’s north coast Lovina today. As I had decided not to dive (not good for big things, good muck diving or wreck with possibly lots of people), the day was filled with a relaxing swim, motorbike rides, a snorkel and a massage. We had […]
26 September 2018
Back to mainland Bali We had a 0915 ferry from Nusa Penida back to Sanur. The hotel had arranged a car for us departing at 0815 so that we’d get to the ferry 30 minutes before departure. It turned out to be shared with another couple. Perhaps that explains why it is cheaper than the […]
25 September 2018
Peguyangan Waterfall We wanted to have an early start today so that we would avoid as much of the heat as possible during our motorbike explorations. It seemed like a good day to do land-based activities as being Nyepi Laut, no one (or boats) is allowed to be in the water or even on the […]
24 September 2018
Crossing over Today we move from Nusa Lembongan to Nusa Penida, the island we had snorkelled or dived nearby. At 0930 after breakfast, we were chauffeured to the Yellow Bridge boat station on the back of a truck. It was a little earlier than what we would have liked but being the full moon tonight, […]
23 September 2018
While at Nusa Lembongan, I made an attempt to seek out the elusive mola-mola over in Nusa Penida (which we would move to anyway, but we had time while on Lembongan). The morning’s dive comprised of Crystal Bay (where the mola-molas present themselves to the lucky) and also Manta Point (where sighting is nearly a […]
23 September 2018
Diving After a lazy relaxing day yesterday, we had to wake up bright and early. Actually, to our surprise many so-called holiday-makers have breakfast as early as 0700. The reason for our early rising today was because Kim had an 0700 departure for snorkelling and I have an 0730 report for diving. Both at the […]
21 September 2018
We had our breakfast at 0830 again. I went to reception around 0930 to advise them of our impending checkout at 1000 but found our driver already waiting to take us to the Nusa Lembongan ferry. We had made arrangements for the boat from Sanur to Lembongan, Lembongan to Penida, Penida to Sanur and then […]