Here we are our first night in Bali at Apache with Ricky and Tim, and two cute and sweet Japanese tourists.Well last night after writing in my blog we were just going to check a few places out and call it a night since we had been up til sunrise the day before.
But, alas, we ended up going out again. We hopped into a few bars had a drink in each one, then headed to the 'discotech' we had been to the night before and danced for a while. Afterwards we finally went back to our favorite: Apache, the reggae bar. And I just stood at the front of the stage singing along to every song and dancing the night away!! The bands were so good adn the music great. And it was PACKED! Mainly with locals. Everyone was so friendly. The lead singers gave me a shout out because I was SO into it. :)
Then one of the other lead singers took us to another bar where he was performing.
By then it was sunrise and two other tourists walked us down to this 24hour restaurant and gave us some tips on things. We ordered some food and watched the futbol game before getting home at about 4:00am.
This morning when we woke up we met Danny Boy (on the left) at the beach and he and Bob (wit the sunglasses) got us surfing! I finally stood up! I've surfed back home for a few years, but my ability to stand is usually lacking; but Bob got me up! It was wicked. So fun.
After that we just laid out and got a massage on the beach. Then Danny Boy took us to a local spot and we got some dinner.
Tonight we're just gonna walk around; Becca wants to do some shopping. I might too ;). Tomorrow we're meeting Danny and he is going to take us somewhere so we can go snorkeling. Then after that we'll probably rent surfboards and surf and play all day and stay on the beach for the sunset.
I believe in two days we will be heading to Ubud: it's about 30minutes away, for a nice little day trip.
Danny Boy is the local I met yesterday at the beach. You need to be cautious out here about people but when I told him I was from California he told me that he is currently taking care of a girl who is stuck here from California. Apparently this girl, Christina, lost her purse and her passport was in it. It's a very long and complicated story and after hearing more I"m a bit annoyed with her; but she is "stuck here with no money and no way out" so Danny Boy is taking care of her. He has nothing and yet he is paying for her meals and helping her find places to go and taking her around. He's looking after her. He told me today he is going to see if he can sell some of his land back home (he's from a different part of Indonesia) so he can have money to help her!
I think she should get a job for a little bit; it's really easy here to do that. And not let him pay for everything. He's just so nice and wants to make sure everybody that comes here is smiling and happy. He said to me: "I came into this world with nothing; these are all just things. None of it matters. What matters is people."
He's just so nice and so giving and so great! Before we leave I am going to give him some money for everything he's been doing for us. He's so cool and has made my experience here so much more enriching already.
So off we go for a quiet night. I'm coming back here for sure. It's great!
LOVE YOU!XOXO
Tonight we're just gonna walk around; Becca wants to do some shopping. I might too ;). Tomorrow we're meeting Danny and he is going to take us somewhere so we can go snorkeling. Then after that we'll probably rent surfboards and surf and play all day and stay on the beach for the sunset.
I believe in two days we will be heading to Ubud: it's about 30minutes away, for a nice little day trip.
Danny Boy is the local I met yesterday at the beach. You need to be cautious out here about people but when I told him I was from California he told me that he is currently taking care of a girl who is stuck here from California. Apparently this girl, Christina, lost her purse and her passport was in it. It's a very long and complicated story and after hearing more I"m a bit annoyed with her; but she is "stuck here with no money and no way out" so Danny Boy is taking care of her. He has nothing and yet he is paying for her meals and helping her find places to go and taking her around. He's looking after her. He told me today he is going to see if he can sell some of his land back home (he's from a different part of Indonesia) so he can have money to help her!
I think she should get a job for a little bit; it's really easy here to do that. And not let him pay for everything. He's just so nice and wants to make sure everybody that comes here is smiling and happy. He said to me: "I came into this world with nothing; these are all just things. None of it matters. What matters is people."
He's just so nice and so giving and so great! Before we leave I am going to give him some money for everything he's been doing for us. He's so cool and has made my experience here so much more enriching already.
So off we go for a quiet night. I'm coming back here for sure. It's great!
LOVE YOU!XOXO
Here are some videos I took in Bali:
2 comments:
Hi Honey,
I amso happy to hear about the bar hopping. Well I gues it beats being eaten alive by bugs!! Love, Mom
I can't tell if that's sarcastic or not. :)
But it's much fun out here.
Miss you SO much! Love you!
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