Day 20 - January 30

Day 20 - January 30

Putu picked us up at the assigned hour and drove us to our next destination, Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. We got checked in to the Grand Istana Rama Hotel. We relaxed a little while. Then went for a walk on the beach.

Kuta Beach

Kuta Beach is really a long stretch of sand. We walked about three quarters of a mile on it today and were not even close the end. It stretches for miles in both directions from our entry point. People were surfing, frolicking in the wave, sunbathing, and just walking like us. The beach could be so spectacular except for the trash on beach. It appears the locals don't really care. The tourists complain but do nothing, that's me. There were boards in the surf with nails in them. Would seem like a little effort from all of the people selling stuff on the beach would be able to clean it up. My rant is done. The beach is beautiful. The surf looks amazing. But it could be like I said earlier, fantastic. The only reason I rate it very good is because of it's length. If you go for more than a few minutes be sure to use sunscreen. We did get our feet in the Indian Ocean on Kuta Beach. Yeah!

Feet in the Indian Ocean

After the walk we came back to the hotel to get dried out. Sweat drenched my shirt once again. Will take a shower before bed. Once we got dried out and put on dry clothes we were ready for dinner.

Indian Ocean at Kuta Beach

Went to the Beachwalk Mall to see what there was for dinner. We ended up at a Chinese place called Paradise Dynasty. It turns out this is a chain restaurant in SE Asia. The food was very good as was the service. It was a nice change from Indonesian. I glad we are able to afford variety. We went to Dairy Queen for dessert. We each had a Sundae and then headed back to the hotel for the night.