Selamat Pagi All,
I awake today with that awful feeling of "oh my god i'm gonna run out of money !!" Yes i have the trusted credit card but no ATM cards.This is not good!
On my trip over I had taken 100 excercise books in one bag (bloody heavy too !) and had made contact with Helen Flavel to organise for her driver Made to pick them up from my hotel.This was a bit tricky as I wasnt able to contact Made while i was there so i had to email Helen here in Auss and then go backward and forward by sms.Today is the day Made comes to get the books and he is spot on on time and a very nice man.He takes the books and some extra large pencil cases filled with unwanted texta's and pencils and a skipping rope.
That done I headed off to the Animale factory outlet...not really my kind of gear but there's certainly lots of it.
Next stop Vinoti in the Bali Mall Galleria.Reminded me of Freedom here at home.They do have some lovely stuff.My only purchase was a small hip flask $5.75.Just a good size to fit in a handbag!Did a quick stop at the new Discovery shopping centre but I'm afraid i cant stand these sort of shops....I dont even like Matahari myself so I was in and out in about 8 minutes I reckon!!
After room service lunch a good book and a snooze I was back off to Chill for the "Chill out " which concentrates on the shoulders and neck to release tension.AAAAAAHHHHHH. They also give you a compimentary fruit juice voucher at the Prana Spa so i thought today I might as well take them up on that.It is an amazing building ,very middle eastern I think.Very quiet there too.The sap prices are incredibly expensive too. Taxi'd home today.
Off to Zanzibar right on the beach tonight and only a very short walk from the KP. A very popular restaurant and we only just squeezed in which meant we were up against the big concrete wall and so didnt get any breeze at all...talk about swelter !! The meal was nice but the heat spoiled it for me. Back for a swim and into bed. At the KP they ask for pool towels to be back by 7.30 pm so if you want a late swim then you will have to use your room towel.Once (or maybe twice?) I kept my towel but was asked not to as the staff obviously have to keep very good records and follow it up.
Friday already and my time is also runnning out............
Grabbed a taxi to go to the Four Seasons Hotel in Jimbaran today.I had read some time ago on the forum about "John Hardy" an american jeweller who lives in Ubud and sells his jewellery at 4 seasons.I was keen to have a look (thought it would be very expensive but its worth a look).Well it cost 70.000 ($10) for the taxi to start with and then we get there to find that they havent had his jewellery for 4 years !!! 4 YEARS !! Oh well at least we got to see how the other half live.Talk about FLASH. Personally I wouldnt like it but it was very quiet and the views were to die for. Got our taxi to take us back to Vinotti Living in Jln Kartika Plaza where we got some more of the hip flasks ( make good presents).I tend to do that sort of thing often where I see something and then think about it and have to go back for more !!I also got a lovely manicure set for a friends b'day pressie $ 22.00 aus.Taxi home and straight in the pool.AAHH Some more yummy food and the obligatory "arak attack " yum.Later another session at CHILL.Thats 3 days in a row.
OOps today was the day of the get together at S&S and I've got home late to the hotel to find everyone all over the place.Some teens off this way, one adult asleep etc so it was just to hard for me to go racing off.Sorry not to have made it but i'm sure all present had a ball !!
Went to KORI that night .Meal was very nice but teens kept trotting off in all directions to the lure of the shopping stalls outside.Tonight our total bill is 1.173.480 or $168. Not too bad when 3 of them had seafood.I think the most popular dish was friends chilli crab served with a big bib ! Everyone v. tired tonight and home for a quick swim and to bed.
Kids are calling to help make pancakes now so will continue at al later date .Thanks for reading.........