Back in Ubud and onward to Sideman

After a bumpy ride back to Bali from Gili T a was back in Ubud around 12.30 at Saturday March 12th. A lot better accommodation now, when it is included in the Intrepid trip than when I have done my own booking. Still, no AC or hot water in the shower.  Vent almost straight for lunch up the street at Kafe with a K. Sms’s Valvarena that joined me for a chat later on. We also hung out for some hours the next day, lunch and some scooter riding, fun, even with me driving. The traffic was not that bad when you where a part of it.

Meet with the intrepid group at 1900 at the hotel, full trip, which mean that we are 12 persons + 2 tour leaders and 2 drivers, well, 1 of the tour leaders are in training. My room mate for this week is Hans from Belgium, seems to me a nice travel companion and room mate for a week. Not everyone are here the first evening, but it seems to be a nice group to travel with. Think I might be the oldest this time, but I am young at heart, so it does not matter. (Not the oldest one after all)

We just vent to a marked for food the first evening, dead cheap. Hoped that someone would join for a drink after, but not any interest, tired maybe. The next day we vent for a small hike, very small hike – more of a stroll, but it was some nice scenery along the rise fields. Evening, Balinese dance show, which was pretty good, but not as good as the one in Cambodia last year, or different is maybe the correct word. We get some heavy rain during the dance, so when I step to quickly up a stair a sleep and bang my ankle into the next step, and it hurts a bit, and bleed a bit under the band aid that some luckily have with them.


Had a plan about shopping when I was in Ubud this time, just haven’t found time for it. Maybe when I get back in a week.
Monday 14th is sort of the start for the trip, and we start on bicycles out from Ubud. Getting some rotten bikes, not good and not in good shape, but they works mostly. Are doing a 20 km ride, in a very low speed. Having a little bit rain, which sort of is better than sun, not that hot and the rain is still warm. We are taking some back roads towards a Monkey forest, changing for cars just in time to avoid the heavy rain that comes down then. Raining also in the forest, not much to see, a nice temple, but can not really study it because of the rain. Some of the group members are getting their picture taken w a monkey on them, I choose not to, don’t like them that close. Rather have the python around me again then. 

Stopping for lunch at some disability centre, good food witch is cost a bit since it is for supporting the centre. Most of the people have had polio and are badly crippled. They do a good job it seams like, and we have a look in their gallery where they sell paintings, and there are some very good ones. I buy some cards that I hope to find a frame for back home.
The stop for the day is in Sideman, where we get a nice hotel under the biggest volcano on Bali and are surrounds of farmland, rise and cacao fields. Excellent!

View from bathroom, when standing on the toilet.