Sunday 24th
Awake just after 6.30. Yipee. I'm finially starting to sleep in.
Today our plans are fairly non existent expect to collect or at least check on our shoes and boots tonight.
It is a Hindu Holy day. A water holy day. it explains the massive amount of motor bikes going past with whole families crowded on. They've all been to the beach. Hubby isn';t keen to go down to teh beach if it is packed.
esterday we wandered past a small beach ceremony. At first it looked like a young couple were being blessed but then when we walked back I noticed they had a small child on the males lap. It was Saraswati day, ( day of learning ...) Or perhaps something to do with the age of the child. I would have loved to take pictures but I become accutely aware of being an onlooker and an outsider and I feel like it would be intrusive especially as there is already a couple ( western) standing very close to the cermemony and looking on. We step away a little and watch for a short time. Can anyone enlighten us?
After breakfast, OMG I had banana pancakes and they were very nice too.
We try to ring our driver from last year but he is not available. I post on the BTW to ask for suggestions and the lie back on the bed to rst and read for a while. Someon is by the pool so I decide nto to have a swim. Soon it is almost 12 and hubby and I decide to try the Yamaha Music centre for a guitar strap( toms music). We aren't sure if it is open as it looked boarded up when we past it yesterday.Out to the road and we head towards JL Tamblingan to find a cab. We decide we'll ask the taksi to wait for us as we aren't sure about grabbing a taksi from there. The driver seems to know where we want to go so Hubby and I head off. Youngest has elected not to come as he's hooked on something on the tv.
We don't realise how far it is. Pretty much all the way to Kuta and the Galleria and it is boarded up so we get the driver to drop us off at the Galleria instead. Not sure yet if it is the only place called the Galleria. There seems to be a big Duty free building and a hypermarket and a Martaharis. On doing some mroe reading when we get home I discover there is a Centro Galleria. Perhaps this was different. I'll have to investigate. We have a good explore anyway and after an hour decide to head back to the G for lunch. Lunch at the G. It's close on 2 o'clock.
Photos on the blog.
Then we decide to head out for cash for the boots/shoes tonight and to check out the Ducks Nutz.
Ducks Nutz. It's small, people seem comfortable and I suspect pretty much everyone there is Aussie except the staff. It's not rowdy. Or at least not at 5pm.
There is one guy wandering around who looks "in charge." He's watching /working the room, checking everyone is ok. Chatting to the staff etc. Hubby wonders if it is Ron. But I don't think he is as I have a vague memory of seeing a photo of Ron. He comes and says hello and shakes our hands, I don't catch his name and ask, "Are you Ron?" He's Bill. The other owner of the Ducks. Keeping a close eye on the place and making sure everyone is happy.
I am enjoying the guitarists..The place is comfortable, prices are good and we'd happily come back for a meal without the kids. Youngest would complain about the smokers as it's a small place and it was rather warm.
We finish our 2nd drinks, pay the bill and I make a point of saying good bye to Bill and thanking him.
Time to head back to the G.
I check the forum and choose a driver, we ring and he's available for Tuesday.
Later:
We wander the beach, past Cafe Kessuma. The place is fairly crowded. I take a few snaps with my phone. Photos on blog
We head out to get the shoes and boots. They are not quite ready. some final touches to my boots which look a bit more bikie boot than girlie girl boots but with size 11 extra wide feet they are not too bad. I'm happy.
We organise to collect them the next day.
Eldest's new shoes look almsot identical to his old ones. We'll compare them tomorrow when we have both to look at.
We get back and youngest who stayed behind is too tired for dinner but the rest of us are determined to eat. I have my green curry. yum!
Swim time!
Then it's back to the room.
It's about 10.30 I'm yawning. I can't face a scotch and coke tonight.