Day 5
Well today is another journey and less of all that shopping. We keep glancing across at all the bags and don't know whether to laugh or cry. Is this a sickness? It's just so much fun and for us anyway we slip into another world of folly. I guess you call it shoppers heaven. We always get stung at weigh in. It's worse than bloody weight watchers. Only you don't go to the piggy pen you end up in the naughty corner with your visa card. Sing ken ken. This is why we work so hard at home serving others less fortunate than ourselves.
Today on the way out we slip to shoot to get a couple of prints. Decisions decisions. Happy with the choices, che-ching che-ching it's not cheap but cheaper than home. Love it!
Bali Deli is worth a look. Very gourmet. We grab a few things and off on our road trip. We've been planning this for ages. It's not far so don't know why we've not done it before. I guess things crop up and you get distracted.
Buggalugs cranks the tunes and off we go. Two extremes here. Bedugal two days ago was cold, frosty and lush and now we head to the extreme. It was like home. Dry and almost arid. We are heading towards Padang Padang bay and Ulluwatu. I know lots of people come here to surf but I didn't expect the difference in landscape and scenery. I really liked it and can see the draw card.
Now buggalugs has been banging on about a surprise place he's taking us. You need swim suit he says. Well not on this watch as we didn't bring them! We are still going though. We arrive after some really stunning scenery to " dream land beach". It's his fave place. The views are stunning and all of a sudden we feel a mojhito coming on! Off he goes to play on his lap top in the top lounge after settling us in two white cane chairs and a foot stool come drink table between us . Its an OMG moment . I can't describe the scene in enough detail to give it all it's worth. I'm talking 180 degrees of turquoise blue, crisp white sand, palm trees swishing, 25 degrees and a gentle breeze. It was bliss and the mojhito is going down just fine. Now you know we are not whingers but here are my two gripes; smokers right near your food and noisy yapping people standing in the view undressing. I mean having someones bum just about in your plate is unpleasant . I'm 40 now and have acquired some very good skills in showing facial displeasure and asserting myself with subtle gestures. Point taken and it's almost like I've given them a move on notice! ( just to the left or right be good and cover the privates be great).
From here and after a very lovely lunch and relax we move on just before two huge bus loads of people. Timing Thelma timing. But where's buggalugs? No sign of him. We are out at the car having a joke with a gorgeous Sumatran driver about our driver. He offers to swap as he can tell we are just Gawjus and great fun! And the banter goes on, just as he comes dashing out the building. He must have looked up from his lap top and noticed we'd gone so he had to bust a move to catch us up!
We drove all around here looking at everything. The well known beaches and blue point resort. Unfortunately sauntering up to the boom gate like we owned the place didn't cut it and we were denied entry. Got some great shots of the endless pool and watched a beautiful Japanese bride have her photos done. Stunning!
What a great day. Now I'm ashamed to tell you this but three nights out of 8 and we've had no dinner. Great for the tum and bum but all that ambience and fun we missed out on. Terrible! Just needed to relax and lay in our room talking,thinking and reliving everything we had experienced today. As you've gathered we are partial to a bit of a chat and some detail!