Here I was getting on the Bali Forum nearly everynight, searching and more searching did I say searching for info reading others JBR's going green with envy (lol) thinking you lucky buggers. God I have a long time to go. Then before I knew it here was our day of travel 13thMarch, all packed the night before and ready to go. But that was not the case with hubby. Since our flight was 10am I had arranged with my friend to go to the coffee club for breakfast at 7am, leave around 8 head to the airport be there by 8.30 checkin ready for 10am flight. I'm packed ready with daughter sitting on the footpath waiting for friend, how easy could that be. Oh not so easy for hubby, out he comes have you locked all the windows, yes done last night, is the light on the timer, yes done last night, what about the cat, friends children coming to feed her food in outside fridge, is the computer off, yes done last night, has the inside rubbish bin been emptied, yes done last night everything I needed to do done last night. Christ aren't you ready yet I'm ready hurry up ride will be here soon. Friend turns up in we jump heading off to the coffee shop, hubby goes did you pickup the envelopes off the table (had money in it) no mine was in my bag the night before, did you ah no think I left it on the table, better turn around and check, just as well there they were sitting there hubby would have had no money. Oh you distracted me by saying you can't take that magazine on the plane, my hubby is into guns, ah hello stupid, where do you think we are travelling to. Some mothers do have em. Then no coffee club straight to the airport, driven past and booted out. Daughter complaining I'm hungry dads fault complain to him, I'm not listening so find a parent who cares because I don't, I'm going on holiday and you will get fed on the plane, just shut up and wait. Finally all checked in and here we are ready to go,no time to spare grab the essential duty free booze. Time to board and all on time and here we are off to Bali, food and service great, disappointed the movie was The Incrediables, not many children on the flight. Have a drink hubby, and another because your going to need it, man am I going to get some mileage out of leaving everything to the last minute. Finally the long flight from Brissie to Bali is over and we are getting off the plane, at least a 20min wait to get VOA paid in oz $ only $110. Bags collected and through customs no probs, then out to the maddening crowd, I had read, and read many times the call of you want taxi, you want transport, please just let our transfer driver be there somewhere anywhere waiting. Ah there you are the Go Holiday, up we front saying our name, not on list, yes we are, no your not, yes we must be (a little bird in the head saying a few other choice words). Ok then where do we go, go to the tourist information, in the mean time, you want taxi, you want transport, no no just fine thankyou. Head to the tourist desk no joy there, will you ring the Bali Ayu and find out who is to pick us up, no help there, you will have to get a Taxi to Bali Ayu in Seminyak. Ok can do that no dramas, Ive read it on the forum how hard can that be, not that hard. All of a sudden we are heading off over the carpark hubby muttering Ive got us a taxi driver, mean while I'm going off saying its not the right one, yep sure enough not the right one, price starts at 300.000 to Seminyak I don't think so pal after all I read it on the Forum, got him down to 50.000 even though I still knew that was too much, the sky looked like it was about to open up. Not going to wait around any longer, no sooner had we got in the car and down she came, absolutely bucketed, then the car starts to leak all over me turn around and leaking all over our luggage had to shift every thing around, made hubby sit in the front, what the hell a little torture wont go astray. Finally after weaving in and out of traffic and driving like a crazy man we arrived at the Bali Ayu Hotel looking like a drowned rat. Paid the man and in we go to check in, checked out the standard villa we were booked for simple clean and tidy king bed with a single in for daughter and fridge. Yep this will do us,put the air con on and then off down to the refreshing pool, lucky our room was right behind the pool ordered a drink or two and lazied around for awhile. Daughter is at it again Im hungry, christ you ate on the plane do I have to feed you again (she is 14). Ok then out of the pool and time for a walk down the street, how long is this street weaving here and there I don't know but long enough. On the way back we came across Jennys Warung had dinner there absolutely fantastic food and service 115.000rp including the drinks, hubby and I had the nasi gorang and daughter had something and she liked it. Got a taxi back to the Bali Ayu 5000rp. Off to bed we are stuffed.