On our first day we had breakfast and then went for a long walk to Kuta Beach. We looked at the stuff for sale on the beach, and in the new shopping centre. We tried to exchange money down a side street, but the guy was really dodgy and tried to rip us off. Luckily we were all on the ball!
For dinner that night we went to Stakz where we got a free welcome drink and the food was really good. We hadn't bought anything all day, so just before we went to bed I bought some singlets off the street.
The next day we were supposed to catch the free shuttle to go shopping at Matahari and Discovery Shopping Centre, but we missed it so we had to walk. We bought some bits and pieces and had fresh juice for lunch which was great. We tried to get cab back to the hotel, but no taxi would take us because apparently the traffic was bad so we had to walk again!
We spent the following day walking, shopping, swimming, drinking and eating. We went to California Burgers for dinner that night, you filled out a little bit of paper for your order, and the food was really good.
Dad and I got up early the next morning for our cycling tour while my sister and Mum had a spa day.
We got picked up and headed towards Ubud. On the way to our start point we stopped at a coffee place. We about ten different samples to try including the Lawak coffee, which is collected from the droppings from the Asian Palm Civet.There was a really nice view of the forest.
Next we stopped at a spot in Kintamani for breakfast which overlooked Mount Batur, an active volcano. The view was really special.
We went higher up to start the tour which was almost entirely downhill.We rode through bamboo, little villages, past temples and through rice fields. There were a few scary points navigating traffic with trucks, cars and scooters wizzing past, but the scariest part was on the narrow path around the rice fields where you could easily fall in!
We got lunch which was nice because the group in the tour sat around a table and ate together. After the hour and a half bus ride back to the hotel we were exhausted.
We got a cab to the Bali Mall the next day where all we got was a pair of socks. Next we nearly got killed trying to cross the road to the Billabong warehouse. However, that turned out to be worthwhile and we all managed to find a few things to buy.
That evening we watched the sunset on Kuta Beach. As we sat there with our Bintangs at least a dozen people came up to us selling things. The beach was also really busy which amazed me. For dinner we went to Warung Pirate and had some really great Indonesian food.
The following day we all had an early start for white water rafting. The drive was nearly two hours, and when we arrived we had a walk down to the river which wasn't too bad. We spent a few hours on the water going down rapids and under waterfalls. We had a few photo stops on the way and went down a dam wall at the end.
When the journey was over we had to walk up about a million steps before having lunch. We were pretty worn out after this day too.
We had a rest day getting massages, hanging by the pool and then going to a really good Italian place for dinner, before spending a full day at Water Bom Park.
Dad and I went on every slide at least once. We had lunch inside the park which was very good and actually not that expensive (obviously more expensive then outside the park). We stayed there long enough to hear the announcement asking people to leave because they were closing! We went to Bamboo for dinner which was next door. The food was good and we were happy to get a welcome drink!
On our final day we had time to squeeze in a bit more shopping before checking out and heading to the airport. We did a lot more waiting there, it was confusing because some of the screens weren't working and there were so many people because a flight had been cancelled.
It was a fun trip, but we were glad to be back home in our own bed.
