Thursday- 2nd full day
Awake at 5.10am. Body isn't really getting the idea that you are supposed to sleep in. Still it means it is peaceful. I can explore as soon as it's light. By myself maybe. I wait until 6, fussing around and then fog up ( spray mosquito deterent) and wander out to the roadside. Everything is covered up at the coffee shop and it's al;most cool. Lovely, perfect. I head back to the room, switch on mobile phones so I can contact hubby incase of dramas, explain that I'm heading to the beach.
I had been worried about dogs as last year I heard comments that there were a few dogs in the lane although we didn't see any then. But there are none. I make it to the beach and wander down to the small stone pier? Sit down and try a few shots. I suspect they are out of focus. There is a lady on the beach with a puppy. It is on a lead.. A little bit closer is a black dog with a collar and lots of tags in evidence. No others. I take a few snaps. The black dog comes over to sniff my bag, I guess for food. I ignore it and it wanders off. It has gone to play with the puppy which has been let off to play. It has a red collar and a few dog tag. I notice the woman doesn't seem concerned at all about the dog. It certainly looked healthy enough.
ack to the room. Time for a cappuccino and then we'll wake the boys for breakfast.
After a quite cappucino with Hubby we have breakfast. I love the marmalade they give hubby with his eggs/tomato/toast breakfast. I wonder if I have just toast if that is the "jam" I would get.
Eldest is getting grumpy as we are having trouble connecting to the free wireless and I'm getting a bit grumpy because he keeps borrowing my iphone which is still connecting fine.Then it's time to wander down the road and grab a taksi to the Bali Pub which I figured was somewhere the drivers would know and which is close to Jinggo Leather. and some friends. We stop and bargain for a few fedora type hats for son and friends.4 hats later ( 200, 000 rp)
Boss man is there. at the Leather shop.Yippee as his english is reasonable. He gets his offsider to measure eldest and we discuss his shoes to be made, make an arrangement to have his old pair repaired whcih he says he can do and then I organise some boots for myself. I ahve pictures. I seem to have ordered 2 pairs. I hope they are good.
hardy's and dvd shopping and then back home for a rest before lunch.
We stay and have coffee afterwards while the boys head back to the rooms to settle in for the afternoon.
Nap and book time.
Power goes out and on protest from the boys we decide it's time for our afternoon stroll. Hubby goes to see about the power while I get organised. When he returns the power has also returned. So it was only off for a short time.
more meals at teh gardeniua , kids eat there for tea also but wer head to the trophy pub for enchalkads. ever so nice.
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