Day 17: 25 May – Day 2: Bali
(RC) We were advised that the pool would be closed this
morning for tree trimming. Since our villa was right behind the pool area we
could watch the action. Now tree
trimming in Bali is not like the states – no high reaching cherry picker and
power tools, more like the Botanical Gardens in Singapore. One long piece of
rope and a young man with no fear and a handsaw that can climb like a
monkey. He was impressive!
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Tree trimmers - take one! They were actually very good and efficient! Taken from our patio.
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| Rule # 1 of tree trimming - the youngest guy climbs the tree!! |
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| Not sure if it's OSHA compliant, but it looks like it could work. |
After a very nice breakfast it was an exploring day. We’ve been to Bali previously, so now it was
about relaxing from this grueling pace we’ve been maintaining and seeing what’s
changed in this area since our last visit.
As it worked out, we came across many new and interesting things!
The first thing we noticed is construction was
everywhere. A large hotel in this area
is undergoing a huge renovation project.
Tata, a huge Indian conglomerate, dominates the construction in a good
deal of Indonesia.
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| Tom - can you name the model and year??? |
We found this cool pair of obviously very expensive, jewel
encrusted sunglasses on the beach! Disregard Beanie's attempt to make one believe she didn't relish yet another opportunity to pose!
(KC)
Randy made me try these on! Now you know
we’re grasping for items of interest to share!
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| I can't believe she didn't bring these sunglasses home with her. |
(RC) We also came across a new turtle rescue site right
along the beach. It was really a pretty nice
set up. Very unobtrusive WRT hawking for
funds but laid out so you could see the various turtle species and chat with
the dude that was running the place. He
worked for the Balinese conservation office.
They had the entire cycle from eggs buried in the sand to full grown
recovering adults which would be released.
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| An unexpected find - a new addition since our last visit. |
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| I thought this was pretty clever - turtles eggs can hatch just like on the beach but safe from predators/birds. |
This video is one of my tanks where the turtles are separated by age and/or sex. All turtle that are capable of being released will eventually be returned to the ocean.
Next we stopped and chatted with a local boat builder/repairer. He was doing maintenance on one of the
strange looking fishing boats that look like giant shrimp, had lots of boat
“stuff” around, and it was fun and interesting to chat with him for a while. Most of his tools were hand tools and a couple of missing finger parts tells the story that he's been doing this for a while.
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| Making the side "wing buoys" that stabilize these type boats - Beanie calls them "bug boats". |
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| Customer parking lot awaiting repair. |
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| Office, storage, and inventory control |
We also got a mini kitty fix when we came across a young kitty
stalking a tree squirrel. She was unsuccessful
but put on a pretty good show with her effort.
It was clearly not her first rodeo!
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| She's tracking a tree squirrel that is just out of her jumping range |
Another rather unique addition was what I describe as a pigeon
condo. Someone had cobbled together
chunks of good-sized PVC, large enough for pigeons to build a nest, into a
grove along the beach and it was packed with pigeons. I am not a fan of pigeons, but this was
pretty cool. The vast majority of Balinese people are Hindus (this island is
unique to Indonesia in that respect) and they do not believe in killing any
animals and will often set up sanctuaries for them.
The dog population is still strong in Bali and they are very
prominent in this area. The big change
is there are fewer strays walking around than our previous visit, the strays
you do see look healthier, and many more Balinese dog owners evident. Here’s a short video of a woman with her
three dogs on the beach – note the one dog with no control of his back legs
scooting towards the water as fast as he could go. Very heart warming to see. He clearly has no idea that he has some
physical issues.
We cut away from the beach for the return leg of our walk to
find a grocery store along the main street.
We always like to visit grocery stores in the different countries we
visit. Oh, and more importantly, we
needed beer! Not too far from the hotel
and on a side street, Beanie came across a small, woman’s clothing store. She picked up a couple of dresses, primarily
for our next trip to India. She wore one
that night, and IMHO pulled it off rather nicely.
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| One of my favorite pictures of the trip! |
Dinner was at one of our favorite places from the previous
trip, a nice Italian restaurant called Village Cucina. It was a short walk from the villa, the
evening air was cool and refreshing, and a great meal was a nice way to end a
very nice day.
(KC) Randy has pretty much summed up our day. Most of the beach front area in Sanur (the
town we’re in now) is comprised of small hotels (with the exception of the
Hyatt about a mile west of us and the huge hotel that Randy mentioned that was
being completely renovated about a mile east of us), small restaurants, a
couple of open air shopping areas selling tourist stuff, but also a few
beautiful homes with lush grounds and some temples. Sanur is still much less touristy than other
areas of Bali even though it has become more so since our last visit. But the little shops and restaurants and the
small boutique hotels along the water are mostly unchanged since there is
limited space to expand. Happy to see
that! Here's a couple of short videos; one to capture the beachfront area and the other some friendly locals out on the water.
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| The waterfront areas have been vastly improved/expanded w/both riding and walking paths. |
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| It's still prohibited to let your monkey bicycle along the beach paths. |
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| Lots of shady dining options along the beach |
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| One of several "fixer uppers" right on the water - more of a traditional home |
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| A more modern layout next door - I have got to stop watching HGTV!! |
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| Morning yoga - I was going to try it, but they said I couldn't eat my omelet at the same time! |
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| Small temple made entirely of coral and shells right on the beach |
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| Sometime, especially on holidays, they clothe the statues |
As Randy mentioned we very much enjoyed eating at the
Village Cucina restaurant again as well as the hotel restaurant, which was as
good as remembered. We also enjoyed
eating outside for breakfast and dinners at the hotel next to the boardwalk. And
the hotel made the best lumpia ever! Considering
we lived in he Philippines for three years (home of lumpia) that is saying a
lot. With the ocean breeze it was always
comfortable, and the trees provided shade.
Lovely! Sometimes its hard for me
to sit still for more than a few minutes but I’m starting to get the hang of
it.
Day 18: 26 May – Day 3: Bali
(RC) During our walkabout yesterday we found yet another
“authentic” Starbucks a short walk from the villa so today’s morning walkabout included
a Starbucks – nice.
Beanie wanted to look around for another dress or two or
three so we did the shopping thing for a while, but no joy.
(KC) Yes, we are definitely relaxing and taking it
slow. We enjoyed a sleep in (who am I
kidding, we’ve slept in practically every day!) and a late breakfast. I think we washed a few clothes (there was a
clothes drying rack on the patio, yay, no more hanging wet clothes on the
ceiling fan!) and then did a little more exploring of the area around the
hotel. I was hoping to find a small carving of one of the Hindu gods (the
garuda was my first choice) or an Indonesian puppet but didn’t really see
anything that I liked that was small enough to get home. We also checked out
another small boutique villa hotel but agreed it wasn’t as nice as Tandjung
Sari. On the way back to the hotel, I stopped at a small day spa (basically one
large room with four beds with curtains around them) and made an appointment
for a facial for later that afternoon.
The spas are everywhere and definitely one of the things Bali is known
for. It cost $25 for a 90 minute facial and arm/hand massage! After two weeks in the tropics my skin
desperately needed it and it was very relaxing.
Tried to convince Randy to get one too, but you can guess how that
worked out! After that it was sundowners
on the villa patio followed by another nice dinner at the hotel beside the
boardwalk.
(RC) After dinner we took another short walk along the beach and came across what appeared to be some type of Junior ROTC, maybe high school competition. It's was pretty fun - not exactly the USMC Silent Drill team, but nice to see the enthusiasm and support they have for their unit and country. Here's a sample of what was going on.
Day 19: 27 May – Day 4: Bali
(RC) Today we’re off to Ubud. We contacted our trusty driver Wayan and we
were off. It wasn’t a bad drive and we
asked Wayan if there were any places of interest to stop along the way. Well of course there were numerous temples –
I mean really, you can’t swing a dead cat without hitting a temple! We narrowed it down to a Butterfly Park, a
waterfall, and, wait for it, a temple!!
First stop, Tegenungan Waterfall. It was a small waterfall, but pretty. Lots of people were in the water and it was
surrounded by small booths serving food, selling their wares, and various other
things. We stayed long enough to do a
short walkabout and buy a couple large Bintang beers for our next hotel.
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| The Tegenungan Waterfalls - popular local recreation area |
Next stop, the Kemenuh Butterfly Park. The park also has an adjoining
waterpark. We passed on that, but the
butterfly section was a nice surprise.
In addition to a plethora of beautiful moths and butterflies, it had a
cocoon house where there were many species in different stages. Some morph from cocoon to butterfly only to
live for a few hours. Some cocoons look
like they are coated in gold. We found
it interesting even though it’s not the first butterfly place we’ve been too –
there’s an excellent one in Phoenix and also in Costa Rica.
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| The rare Beaniefly |
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| Pathways thru the exhibit |
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| Sometime I just get these urges to be with a large reptile - any reptile! |
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| Thought this was a pretty cool shot |
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| This is the only guy I could get to stand still |
Final stop along the way, the temple. This was a small temple and the first where they
were strict regarding dress. We were
both provided with a sari so we were properly “covered”. I have to say, I was concerned regarding the
color clash, but I really think I pulled it off. You can make the call on Beanie!!!
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| No identity jokes - I make this look good!! |
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| Beanie doing the Ferengi (Star Trek Fans?) ear rub on this elephant. |
It was a nice temple with a few unique features. Like so
many temples it’s also a work in progress.
Many of the displays are complete, but there’s always a large bunch of
stones yet to find their place. I prefer
the work in progress look. Old stuff is
supposed to be a work in progress!
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| Yet another temple picture |
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| Beanie named this god Richard - or as his friends call him, "Dick"! |
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| If this was wall paper it would be "busy" - really, no more HGTV!! |
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| Hard to realize how small these were. |
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| But they were, evidently, very heavy! |
After the temple it was on to Alam Shanti, our next hotel. Alam Shanti is the other return hotel. It is on the outskirts of Ubud next to the Monkey
Forest. There has been quite a bit of
“modernization” in this area. We got the
same room as our last visit. It’s a top
floor villa, almost private pool (shared with the downstairs villa), and backs
up to the outer boundary of the property.
In 2011 it was next to multiple rice fields and forest. Today there are a few rice fields, but the
dominant view is a large soccer complex and a cell tower off to the side. Still very nice, but you can never go home.
The room continued the 45th Anniversary theme. Nice fresh flowers and fruit. I think there were some chocolates too, but
we ate them before we got pictures! The
room is pretty large especially when you add in the balcony and outside bath
areas. Outdoor showers are pretty common
here and there is something about showering outside that makes it much more
refreshing.
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| Walkway and gardens enroute to our villa |
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| Door access - pool to the left, villa to the right |
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| Second floor is our place - same room as six years ago. |
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View from balcony to entry way and villa yard with pool on right
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Swimming pool for our villa and the one downstairs
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View to master bed from balcony - lots of beautiful carved wood
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I think we milked this 45th Anniversary thing to the very last drop!!
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Second bed and doorway to outside shower and "facilities"
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| One of the two outside showers and the tub |
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Balcony "nap zone"
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| Balcony/eating area - soccer and rice fields to the right |
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| Welcome/45th Anniversary flowers and local fruit drink - needed just a touch of vodka! |
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Koi pond at the bottom of the stairs - also home to a significant monitor lizard
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Ganesha, the Hindu elephant god dressed for the day
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Entry way to another villa - all pretty elaborate
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| A more festive version of Ganesha |
The resort is a one off in that it does not have an on-site
restaurant. Breakfast is provided as
room service. It works out very nice as
it is delivered promptly, hot, and we can enjoy it on the back balcony.
The upside of less forest around the villa is enhanced
viewing. The remaining rice fields are
more clearly visible consequently we get to see more of the wildlife hanging
around. From many species of beautiful
birds to entertaining, yet pesky monkeys.
We saw some of the most brilliant birds here. The crem de la crem was the Kingfisher. He was at least 100 yards away from us and he
still stood out against the backdrop. We
were lucky enough to see several more around the island but they were too fast
to get pictures. He is a handsome lad.
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| Stands out nicely next to the white herons |
The hotel told us to be aware of the monkeys as they are
inherently curious and never pass up an opportunity for free food. We kinda said, yeah, okay, right, and moved
on. When we came back from our evenings
out the turn-down service included lowering netting all around the patio. We thought it was a bit of overkill until . .
. . The next morning Beanie was doing a walk about in our enclosed yard probably
looking for lizards and such, while I was online at the desk. Something caught
the corner of my eye out the window and my first thought was “what the hell is
Beanie doing walking around on the roof?”
Before I extracted my cranium from my rectum, I heard a noise behind
me. There was a large male Macaque in
the room stealing the fruit from our fruit basket. The door to the balcony beside me was open
and I never heard him come in the room!
When I stood up, he headed for the balcony carrying as much fruit as he
could, dropping pieces along the way. I
picked up a date, chucked it at his head and he was gone. I looked out the window and there’s Beanie
walking around the grounds taking monkey pics!
Just cracked me up!!
The food at the local restaurants is very good and very
reasonable. You have to work hard to get
a bill over $50 US. Most of our meals
included two entries, one or two appetizers, wine & beer, and often
dessert. Usually about $43. It explains
why there are a lot of expats from many countries living in the area.
(KC) The drive to
the hotel took a few hours. Nice to see the various small towns along the way
and we enjoyed the butterfly park and temple, the waterfall was just okay. Traffic
has increased in this area too. The
temple we visited on the way is typical of a smaller town Hindu temple on Bali. Every town has at least one temple. This one was particularly nice I thought.
Ah, Alam Shanti Hotel, as beautiful as ever. At first the addition of the soccer fields,
parking lot and cell tower behind our villa was a disappointment but it was
rather nice to sit on the balcony and watch and listen to the kids soccer
matches and watch the parking lot guards try to shoo away the monkeys with
sling shots.
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| Breakfast on the balcony - nice way to start the day |
The monkeys were very much more in evidence this trip and we saw big troops of them every morning crossing the remaining rice fields and the small forest behind us while we enjoyed breakfast on the balcony.
Regarding the cheeky monkey incident, one morning I was in
the yard while Randy was on the computer in our upstairs villa. There is a koi pond on the side of the villa
and I remembered a huge monitor lizard lived there so I was looking for him,
but he was probably long gone. I did spot one monkey (in this area, they are Crab-eating
Macaques, the only other monkey on Bali is the Javan Langar) by the pool and
got a couple pictures of him. I looked
away for a second and he was gone. A minute later I heard Randy yelling
“Beanie!” and leaning out the upstairs window and then a monkey streaked past
him on the roof. Too fast for me to get
a picture. Drat. He had entered the villa through the balcony and was raiding the fruit bowl we had inside. He was so quiet, Randy never heard him until he dropped a piece of fruit from overloading what he could carry. After that we were much more careful about not leaving the
door to the balcony open even while we were home. I can just imagine the look on Randy’s face
when he turned around from the desk and saw the monkey just a few feet
away. I bet the monkey had quite the
look on his face too!
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| The "thief" perched on the pool shelter |
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| Close up of the culprit. Don't let the innocent face fool you - just look at his punk haircut!! |
(KC) We were disappointed at the remaining rice fields behind us
when we first got here. They were
obviously dried up and not in use. But
the next day a guy was working down there with a rototiller of sorts and then
the next day he flooded the fields to get ready for the next rice
planting. Enjoyed watching him
work. The white egrets loved his
stirring up the bugs with the rototiller and followed him around. This had obviously been done many times in
the past many years!
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| Same rice fields, but the soccer fields are new and busy dusk to dawn. Also a popular running place. |
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| The next day the farmer was preparing the rice field for planting - a VERY popular event with the local bird population. |
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| A very specialized machine - once everything is turned over, the field is flooded and rice planted |
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| Same fields the next day after flooding was complete |
(Still KC) One of the reasons we went back to this hotel is
because it is in a small town called Nyuh Kuning, which translates to Yellow
Coconut. The Monkey Forest is only about
two blocks up the lane from our hotel and we can walk the motorcycle path through
the forest to get to the town of Ubud, which is the major draw in this
area. Ubud is too busy for us so staying
in Nyuh Kuning gives us easy access to the stores and restaurants there but we
can then go back to our more sleepy area. Well, a couple of things have
changed. The motorcycle path is much busier
now and we wouldn’t attempt it at night like we did before and Ubud has grown
and changed – not for the better. It’s
crazy busy with tourists, far more tourists are riding scooters now and traffic
clogs the small roads. Trash is much
more noticeable now. We went into Ubud
once only and didn’t go back for dinners – even though the hotel would’ve
provided us with free transportation.
Nyuh Kuning has retained it’s charm, stayed small, clean and far less
touristy. For two dinners, we went back
to a small restaurant, Laka Leke, a short walk from our hotel, that we had
liked on our last visit. It was still
very good. We tried another small
restaurant in Nyuh Kuning for the last dinner and it was also good. Ubud has some world class restaurants, and we
went to some last time here, but we were happy with our choices this time too.
The Monkey Forest itself was also a disappointment this
time. They now charge for admittance and
have closed off all but one or two entrances.
They have built a huge, fancy ticket office/snack bar on the Ubud
side. You can’t enter or exit the forest
from the Nyuh Kuning side anymore so in order to enter the forest we walked the
motorcycle path to Ubud, bought tickets there, walked around the forest, then
exited in Ubud and took the motorcycle path back to Nyuh Kuning. The forest pathways were all cement now and
wider. There were more statues and
things like that to look at but it now seemed more like a theme park than a
temple and forest home for the monkeys.
Day 20: 28 May – Day 5: Bali
(RC) The highlight of today was our day trip to Villa Kitty,
a cat rescue place. https://www.villakitty.com/ Beanie had been chatting it up with the director
for weeks before our trip and had arranged for us to meet up. On Sundays they do a worker appreciation luncheon,
and we were invited. The Villa has in
excess of 500 cats at present. Cats are
not as warmly received as dogs in Bali and adoptions run at a slow clip, but
this place was amazing. First of all, for any of you cat enthusiasts, imagine
500 cats and almost zero cat smells.
There were kitty boxes with fresh litter at every stop. Every cat acted like they had their own
little place to hang out. Some places
had sofas and chairs, other had beds, in some cases small infant chairs were
put out, kitty hammocks, and if desired, lots of ground space with grass and
shrubs.
(KC) We loved Villa Kitty. It was SO NICE. The gal who runs it, Elizabeth, is doing a
wonderful job. She gave us a very nice
tour and introduced us to some of her favorite kitties. They name all the
kitties and she knew most of their names and personalities. One of the workers was hand feeding a VERY
young kitten while we were there, so cute.
Everything was spotlessly clean, each enclosure had some grass and
shrubs as well as platforms and furniture.
So well done. The small hospital
was very nice as was the quarantine area.
I can’t imagine the time and effort it takes to run this place. Of course, Elizabeth has a small staff but
still………….And the cost, well I don’t know how she does it as contributions are
probably not as good as those made for the dog rescue places. I’m thinking she
must have some money of her own that she supplements donations with. We were
very impressed. We spent several hours
there (with a nice lunch with some of the employees) and lots of time playing
with the kitties.
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| Welcome to Villa Kitty! |
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| This is Elizabeth providing us a one-on-one tour. She knows every cat and their name. |
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| It was amazing to see how well this many cats could get along. |
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| Medical office - couple of very young kittens getting bottle fed. |
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| It's like you couldn't swing a dead cat without seeing a cat! Note all the kitty boxes under the platform. |
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| How many cats can you find in this picture?! |
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| The highly coveted "beach" chair accommodations |
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| Shocking - Beanie found a Moochie kitty |
(RC) You did have to
pay attention though. Some kitties felt
it was just fine to jump up and say hello whether you were ready for them or
not. We spent a few hours there and it
was a good time. Hopefully hanging
around hundreds of kitties will be a good enough fix to get Beanie home!! Probably not!
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| Now this guy had what we would call "a strong personality"! |
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| I mean really - anything can serve as a kitty perch! |
Sometimes kitties get a little rambunctious and the cutest moments happen "When Kitties Turn Bad!" The first video is the cute kitty one; however, the second one, not so much! As always, turn up the volume and use full screen to see all the gory details.
Honest, I am much more enthusiastic than I look in this video. Really!
Day 21: 29 May – Day 6: Bali
(RC) We did a walkabout in a local, primarily residential neighborhood. It was interesting to see how the everyday middle
class folks lived. Mostly it’s like a
compound living arrangement with multiple houses within a walled in
compound. Each compound normally has a
small temple type entry or building.
We stopped at a small little store along the way looking
for a deal on the 650ml Bintang beer.
Beanie negotiated a fair(er) price (just can’t get the contracting gene
out of her!) and we chatted with the woman and her son that ran the store. It was interesting. The subject of the “pandemic” came up and the
son was saying how no one in his family got vaccinated. He did not agree with it. He also talked about his travel, including to
the US. When we asked him how he got
into the US without Covid documentation, he said something to the effect of,
“no problem, a Covid vaccination “is just paper!” When we were leaving, he wished us well and
told us to “stay human”, another reference to not taking the Covid shot. Like I said, it was an interesting
conversation.
(KC) It was nice to walk around Nyuh Kuning, something we
hadn’t done much of the first time. The town has a nice temple (all towns have
at least one temple) as well as a town center that serves as a sports field and
area for kite flying, which is very popular here. We stopped by a sister hotel
to Alam Shanti called Alam Indah and checked out the last remaining available
room there – not as nice as ours but it still has a gorgeous view over the rice
fields. We even stopped at a real estate
office to see what home prices looked like – no we won’t be moving here, just
curious! Prices looked reasonable for
short term rentals. Foreigners can’t buy
a house here but you can lease for 30 years.
As in most countries, there are ways to get around that. We also stopped
by a small art gallery. Most of the
paintings were by the same artist. The
paintings were okay but I fell in love with the very last painting I saw in the
store. Wouldn’t you know it was the
original and not for sale and there were currently no prints available. Probably just as well, where would we have
put it.
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| Okay, it's time for the name that cow (Allan & Terry?) Smallest horns ever on any cow?? |
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| Seem to be very good natured |
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| Just a routine temple along the neighborhood walk |
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| Grocery day. Traditional Balinese dress. |
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| Local 7-11, bakery, and fuel station |
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| A rather typical daily offering outside a local residence |
Day 22: 30 May – Day 7: Bali
(RC) We once again called upon Wayan to take us to our next
destination, the Intercontinental Bali Resort, near the airport. We stopped at
Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA) along the way. We learned about BAWA during our first visit
to Bali. They were doing a clinic on the
beach near the Tandang Sari Hotel to capture & fix local and stray
dogs. It was a pretty impressive
operation. We met with the local
director, Cynthia, and she gave us an update on where the organization is and future
plans. Unfortunately, it’s not set up
like Villa Kitty to support tours or visits, strictly the business side. It was a little disappointing.
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| Me, Cynthia, and the resident dog/official greeter. |
This little dog is a real sweetie. She's really persistent selling the doggie love feature.
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| These guys are already adopted - full of personality. They're caged for a quarantine period. |
(KC) I had been in touch with Cynthia at BAWA and she met
us and gave us a short tour of their facility in Ubud. She was very nice, but they really aren’t set
up to give tours. The plan is to move in
the near future to a larger plot of land outside of Ubud which would provide
more room for the dogs to get out of their cages and also allow for tours. Hopefully that will happen. Meanwhile they are doing a great job for the
homeless dogs on Bali by rescuing, neutering, providing dogs for adoption and
educating the Balinese people. Here’s their website, https://bawabali.com/
(RC) After BAWA we headed to our final hotel of the trip. The
Intercontinental Resort is a huge, sprawling compound. It’s located right on the beach with some
spectacular views. We got checked in, finally.
I don’t know why, but the check-in process takes 20-30 minutes. There were two people ahead of us that
finally made it through the gauntlet and another 20 minutes or so for us. We were upgraded to a two story suite but it
wouldn’t be available until late afternoon. We decided not to wait and they
found a deluxe room for us which was fine.
The room came with lounge access.
We had about an hour wait for the room to be ready, so we hit the
lounge, had a few snacks and was in our room in no time.
We did a walk about on the grounds and then went city
exploring. We hadn’t stayed in this part
of Bali before so it was all new. It’s near
the airport, in a larger city than the other two hotels and is more hustle and
bustle. We looked for dinner options,
but really didn’t see much that appealed to us so we headed back to the hotel.
Dinner was, you guessed it, a split club sandwich, some
cold beer and wine, and a great view, watching the night sky and listening to
the waves on the beach.
(KC) The hotel, the
beach and the grounds are beautiful.
It’s in the Uluwatu area and only about 15 minutes from the
airport. You can watch the planes take
off from the beach – too far to hear them though.
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Entry to the hotel lobby area. Glad I don't do the landscaping!
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Walkway to the lobby
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| Very grandiose lobby - this statue of a woman dancing is about 40' tall |
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| Lobby entrance to one of the restaurants |
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Very nice resort, but we didn't get upgraded (I blame Beanie) so average room
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Last call for the Anniversary swag - thank goodness!
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| View from the patio to a series of pools and ponds - lots of birds and lizards |
These are videos of the grounds They are huge! We thought this the best way to capture all the facilities, pools, and views offered.
