Kuta Beach

Day 21 - January 31

Stayed pretty close to the hotel today. I was not feeling my best last evening and wanted to make sure all would be well before we ventured out. Went to breakfast at about 9. The breakfast here is about the same as the other places but not as well organized. They did have real bacon and that was a big plus at least for me. They didn’t have reindeer sausage though, damn! Anyway, breakfast was very good.

Went back to the room to figure out what to do today. Decided the beach would be a good option and close to the room. The beach is just across the street in front of the hotel. Rented a coupe of beach chairs for 150,000 rupiah ($11). We actually used them for about 2.5 hours and no one was coming to kick us out. I did go into the ocean and bobbed in the waves and swam a little. It was fun. First time in the ocean since the Red Sea in Egypt. I didn’t get sunburned today though. Temperature of the Indian Ocean here is a little less than the Red Sea but still warm. Bonnie read a book the whole time we were on the beach.

There are a lot of motorcycles in Indonesia. The beach is no exception. There are a lot of them parked along the beach wall. The picture does not even do it justice.


Came back to the hotel and got a clean, dry shirt before going to the pool. Went for a quick swim. I tried to get dried off but there was no breeze by the pool so never did get dry. Should not have bothered to get a clean shirt. We stayed there for about an hour before we called it quits and went back to the hotel room. I showered to get the salt and chlorine off my body and out of my clothes. Did finally get dried off.

We watched the channel 2 News in Anchorage on live stream to see Megan. She was the spokesperson for the church after the break in and arson that happened over the weekend. We probably knew about the break in before some of the people in the congregation did. The Internet can be a wonderful thing sometimes.

Finally decided to go out to dinner. We first went to Hard Rock Cafe. We determined that this was way too pricey. My experience is that the food at Hard Rock Cafe is only average at best and the prices are in the stratosphere. We decided to leave and go some where else. We ended up at Luna Negra. The prices were much better than Hard Rock and the food was probably better. The food was actually quite good but they overcooked Bonnie’s steak. We were hungry so didn’t send it back but probably should have.

This is our last night in Bali. Will be heading to Sumatra tomorrow.