Just a short note.. Had quite a reasonable flight via Melb this time with Garuda and were lucky enough to get a waiver for extra luggage. Everybody was more than excited with this being their first trip to bali for most. * of us on this flight with i think about 100 kgs to giveaway to the orphanages friends driver etc. Purposely packed about 50 prs of bras for ther beach ladies on the top of my suitcase so for once disappointed as when we arrived nobody wanted anything opened this time.
Not sure whether it was because we were in a group buying our duty free but were given 4 500ml bottles of assort. vodkas for free and declared them but none were taken off us. Maybe with the scare again just a few days before we left at one of the hotels had something to do with it and were more lenient on incoming tourists.
The food and drink service could have been a little better but was ok.
we were through the visa,customs etc lines very quickly BUT wish i had of arranged my driver and friend Made Mangku to have picked us up instead as we had a pickup arranged with package and of course one person missing that we had to wait 20 mins for when we were all very hot and eager to reach the hotel, pool and cocktails.
Paid the porters the usual 5,000 to carry bags just makes things easier when you have a lot of luggage. to Cont..