Bali Indonesia
Godday!!! (with an Aussie accent we picked up here!)
We are currently in Bali Indonesia. It was a spur of the moment decision to head down here. Tomorrow we plan on renting a car & will tour/explore the island for another 2-3 weeks. The past 5 days have been Hindu holidays/holydays and everything has been shut down. On Friday the evil spirits visited so the Balinese do not let anyone (other than delivering mothers) out of their houses for 24 hrs–in the hope that the spirits will interpret that the island is uninhabited and leave well enuf alone for another year. So we bought provisions, TP, and movies and hibernated for a day.
Before renting a jeep I need a Balanese driver’s license but with the holidays all goverment facilities have been closed. So tomorrow we take off. Have been on the tourist side of the island (mostly Aussies–not too far from Austrailia) so am anxious to escape and find some neighborhoods a little less hyper. The local vendors have a penchant for calling me “Boss!” which at first rubbed me the wrong way until we found out that Aussies call each other “Boss” and the locals have just picked up the label!
We are about 10 degrees south of the equator and it is hot and humid–probably the most humid place I have experienced. Adaptation to the conditions is minimal. Tiz rainy season–we had not seen rain for 3 months–so it was fun– have gone out for runs in the rain the past couple of days–like a warm shower.
RLG
Tags: Bali, Bob's Trips, Cars, Festivals & Ceremonies, Indonesia
Zoe