Bali Has Everything
Sometime I forget where I am, it’s so hectic here! Just kidding. I flew into Bali late in the evening and managed to find transportation to take me to my hotel in Bali, Indonesia. That was the easy part, because all I had to do was look for the driver with a sign that had my name written on it. The hard part was finding his car! It took us about fifteen minutes before he remembered where he parked it. Even this late at night, the roads were jammed packed and the driving is hectic here. I saw one scooter that had a Dad driving, his son stood between his legs, his daughter was nestled down between the mother who was holding a baby!
My driver made it to my hotel and I crashed for the night after grabbing a very late dinner. The next morning I was eager to find out what Indonesia has to offer. The answer, I found out, is everything! I got my hair cut with a pair of very blunt scissors from a woman who I think has only been cutting hair starting today for about a half-a-pound. It only took her a minute to cut my hair and she was off to her next customer. I then head off to Lombok, my transportation was a bemo, this rusty old mini van with no side doors, which after agreeing on a fare price, took me to Padangbai to catch the ferry to Lembar. While on the ferry, I bumped into a Swedish man, named Duke, who joined me on my journey to Senggigi. We parted ways, when it came time for me to head off in a different direction, too bad, he was cute. I went to Pondok Siti Hawa which is about 2 kilometers south of the main town Sengiggi.
On the beach, I watched families pull their fishing net in for the mornings catch. Right now it’s Ramadan, so as they are doing this, which does take a couple of hours, they won’t eat or drink anything. After watching all the fishing families, I ran into an ex New Zealander who has been on a mission to clean up Lombok. Not a bad idea, I wish him luck. But, I like it just the way it is.
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