We left Sanur this morning and bid farewell to our new found friends at Tropical Bali Hotel and promised to return. Little did we know we would actually HAVE to return this trip, as we accidentally forgot Adams passport there! Yikes! Nothing like world traveling and forgetting your passport! We had a driver pick us up this morning and take us to Ubud... thank God because have we mentioned that drivers are crazy here??? Imagine a 2 lane road with 3 cars driving the same direction and 2 motorcycles weaving in between, that's the true Bali diring style. They say it's safe, but somehow we high doubt it. After a safe drive to Ubud, we started our hunt for a place to stay. Set among rice fields, cobble stone paths, and temples, we found the Suma Cottages. They are set in a beautiful tropical gareden on a hillside. We are staying here 2 nights before making our way across the path to a 5 room homestay. When we walked up the 2 guys were just sitting outside on the porch and asked us to come sit with them "Bali style" aka on the floor! Needless to say, we decided to spend a couple days with them. Our room overlooks a beautiful rice field tended by the owners. Adam and his mad negotiating skills talked him down to $20 a night... a high price normally, but good for high season.
After we secured sleeping arrangments for the next 4 nights, we were hungry... AGAIN! Did we mention how much we eat here? I sure hope we don't come back as fat Americans! Everything, even just plain old rice, is absolutely delicious. We had lunch today, barefoot, sitting cross legged, on pillows, overlooking a gorgeous lotus flower lily pond that sat within even more spectacular temple grounds ( I thinkg I'm running out of adjectives to describe how beautiful everything is.. LOL) Very cool and delicious of course. The Balinese take much pride in their cooking and only use local everything. We've had jack fruit (mango-ish), candle nuts, some new squash I can't remember the name, and lots of other new foods. We even learned that rice is like wine, the tempatures, elevations, and age all affect the taste and texture.
Unfortunately, the internet in Indonesia really stinks and we have yet to find a connection fast enough to download any pictures, but don't worry, there are lots!
Okay, I think our $. 50 per half hour internet time is almost up (maybe that's why it's slow!) We're off to go get massages and see some wild monkeys, before of course we enjoy another $1 beer and eat some more good stuff.
Peace! :)
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