Saying good bye to Bali

We have thoroughly enjoyed our time here in Bali and we are so sad to be saying good bye, but that just means that we have more fun ahead and new places to venture to. Here are a few pictures that I bummed off of the Garaway's camera so that you could get a bit more of a glimpse of what we have been up to. And just so you know, we bit the bullet and bought a new camera today, so we are back in the world of photo taking. Here's what we've been up to...

Lots and lots of surfing. Here is a sequence of Brian surfing out at Uluwatu.

This is the amazing view that we would wake up to every morning (sort of, it was only a few yards away from our cottage) when we were staying at Romeo Bungalows out in Uluwatu. We only spent $15 per night and it was such a quite and peaceful place...definitely our favorite place so far.

Here we are on our trusty motorbike getting ready for another crazy ride. The roads here are literally out of control. Oh, and just so you know Brian joined Jessica by getting a Bali burn on his leg also. Poor guy...

Beautiful Padang Padang Beach

Up North in Ubud, exploring the river and rice paddies

One of the many sunsets that Jessica and I enjoyed together while our husbands were out surfing.

The four of us at the Uluwatu Temple where we were attacked by monkeys.

Some of the many "homestays" and "warungs (restaurants)" on Bingin Beach

This where the boys spent a good deal of their time and where most of their wounds came from.

Brian's dream has finally come true! He has had an obsession with monkeys forever and we were finally able to hold one. It was pretty hilarious...I just laughed the entire time.

More rivers and rice paddies in Ubud.

The mean, fat grandpa monkey at the temple who stole the bananas from Brian, and the cute babies to his left. These things are vicious!

Well folks, I guess that's it for now. Tomorrow we are headed to Malaysia for about a day and a half on our way to Vietnam. The forecast is looking like rain, so that should be quite a change for us. Time to go get some sleep!

Bingin Beach Photo

Let the adventures begin

Well, we've made it. We have been in Bali for almost 2 weeks now...it's pretty crazy how time flies! It's been a little harder finding time to get to a computer then I thought, but here I am finally.

One bummer so far is that we are pretty sure we have lost our camera, so sad. Luckily I downloaded the first two hundred that we had to our ipod, but we have lost the second round. At least we still have some pictures on the Garaway's camera so it's not as bad as it could be.

As for what we have been doing? Well, we have been enjoying (for me anyway) some pretty hot and humid weather. The water is the perfect temperature of warm but also refreshing too, I love it. The guys have been surfing almost every day (minus the two days there was absolutely no swell) at Uluwatu or Bingin and have been having a great time...not to mention a few cuts, bruises,and puncture wounds to go along with it. I didn't realize how handy those band aides I brought were going to be.

Our accommodations have been pretty awesome. It's cool when you can spend somewhere between $7.50 and $15, to get a place that practically overlooks your favorite surf spot.

I love the mornings here. I love waking up to warm weather, getting some morning tea, and looking out over the water. It's such a great way to start the day!

There is so much to fill you in on about Bali. Sorry if this post seems so sporadic and not orderly. I have so much going on in my head and I am trying to hurry.

Everyday there is some sort of new crazy adventure that has taken place.

• We were attacked (almost, sort of, basically) by some crazy monkey's at the Uluwatu temple...I think those things run the place, they are definitely not friendly monkeys.
• Jessica and I lost our husbands for a few hours on our second day in Bali, that was an interesting experience.
• I've had to pick lots of pieces of reef out of Brian's feet.
• Poor Jessica has experienced a Bali kiss (as they call it here), which is the name for a nice sized burn on her right calf from the exhaust on our motorbikes.
  
• We were kicked out of one of the places we were staying when we woke up the morning by a lady telling us, "you leave now, you leave!"
• We have had some interesting food, as well as some good food too. The other night the boys each ordered a hamburger that was said to have "choice australian ground beef," but when it came out the ground beef looked like a piece of salami, seriously.
• We got to hold an orangutan (sp?) which was hilarious. Brian's dream finally came true, he loves monkeys!
• We have seen five people on one motorbike: mom, dad, baby, and two kids (that has been the record breaker so far).
• Driven a car so far North that no one spoke any English and all they did was stare at us.
  

I know there is lots more, but this is all I can do for now. Sorry there are no photos to go along with it. Hopefully within the next few days I can do that. We leave Bali on tuesday and are already so sad to be leaving...it has been so relaxing and I have been able to do lots of reading too, which has been fun. We are off to malaysia next so i'll let you know how that is.

Au Revoir!