Surfing everyday, live music every night! We also mixed in a little culture and went to a Balinese Kecak dance show and even to the cinema to watch Aladdin in 3D. Maybe this wasn't such a cultural experience!
Each day on the beach there are baby turtles released. Sometimes we see them swimming out into the ocean whilst surfing. They are super cute.
Darryl took a few interesting wipe outs surfing and didn't even notice that he lost Christine's bandana off his head. He had just had his haircut and didn't want to burn his head. Sun protection short lived!
There have been a few weddings on the beach and a few funerals too. The Balinese Hindus cremate the bodies on the sand in a purpose built 'metal box', a little like the holy city of Varanasi. They also fill the sea with offerings. We think most things they use are natural and biodegradable.
We have left the surf behind and once again headed to Amed for snorkeling. We were unsure where to go and transport in Bali is priced quite high compared to everything else. We didn't want to go somewhere with mediocre snorkeling and spend all our money getting there. We liked Amed, so we are back here again. It is a little like what parts of Bali might have been like 20 years ago. We watched the locals in the fields next to our hotel harvesting rice. They beat the grains off on a wooden bench and next transported the main grass off somewhere on their bikes. We are not sure where it went from here but maybe to feed the pigs, before they are roasted on a spit at the beach!
We have seen another wedding on the beach in Amed and a funeral too.
We have seen some new underwater creatures in Amed and the star so far being a beautiful eagle ray.
