but I'm just back, and I suppose it's a report of sorts.......oh well??!!
Air Asia from Perth all good till awaiting luggage.
Approached by staff, advised 25 customers have a bag each left in Perth.......plane too heavy??!!
Mmmmmmmm....which one....the most important of course.
All good when it rocked up at KTH the next day, no big deal.
BINTANG....my good friend had a plastic crate full of empties, so off to Bali Jaya for replacements at less that 10K each....bagus!!
Makes the margins for those selling at between 20 and 30K look good!
Strange.....much traffic but few people....how does that work (probably because road repairs and other works are everywhere)
We had a couple of unique fold up bikes taken over a few weeks back, and these brought much merriment and mirth, especially on the beach, with traders both men and ladies all wanting to have a go.
In the traffic I find them good for just a quick trip to circle K, Matahari or Discovery along the beach path.
Money at about Rp9,200 to AUD, weather wet at nights but OK during the day.
All broken gold fixed in Denpasar cheap, and glasses lenses ordered with 10 day delivery (progressive and graduated, titanium frames around 5 million), will pick up next trip.
All was well at KTH, the "noise at night" certainly wasn't happening when we were there.
The cheek of some tourists...
We have good friends renting bikes near KTH (Made of course!!)
A young tourist guy and girlfriend returned his bike with the wing mirror snapped completely off, and wouldn't pay the Rp50K that Made was asking.....he said "but you can just glue it !!"
I'm afraid that I had to stick my nose in and tell the guy to just pay up and eventually, most reluctantly he did so, but only after insisting on going with Made to the mechanic to check the price.....bloody cheek.
And NOT Aussie.....generally I believe that Aussies do the right thing in those circumstances, this is a guys lively hood.
Anyway, full depression has set in as usual after our lightening 5 day trip, and I don't know how I will survive the three week wait till we go back for a couple of months with a bit of Sulewesi thrown in.
To all who bought me a beer, terima kasih, and to those who I shouted.....get your own next time..........good times had by all.