In Reply to: West Coast posted by SteveOls on Friday, 24. July 2009 at 00:38 Bali Time:
Balian beach is a very popular spot for the surfers. There is a river that drains into the ocean towards the southern end, its not great for swimming.However, there is quite a range of reasonable accom around the beach area. We've stayed a few times at Gajah Mina. The hotel is not budget, but has a great deal to offer. There are many coastal walks directly from the hotel, and there are miles and miles of untouched beach to the north. Always reminds me of what Kuta may have been like originally. You are not far from Medewi either, which is the next major spot to the west. We drove from Balian to Permuteran, and that was a really interesting drive once you got away from the traffic heading toward the big port.