Sitting at KLIA and writing this, and have just realised it will take me 32 hours to get from Ubud to my home in Stavanger, that is crazy long. Still, not as long as it took me by train from Istanbul, Turkey to Malaga, Spain 22 years ago, that took me a week including 1 night in a bed in Venice, the rest was spend on trains or train stations, awake and asleep.
I also noticed one other thing on my flight from Bali to KL, Air Asia does not have any seat row 13! I had a seat on row 12, changed w someone for the seat back and ended up on row 14, not possible really to skip a number 13, 14 is still row 13 even if it says 14. This was not what I wanted to write about., so lets get back to Lovina on Bali.
Lovina, if I remember Lonely Planet right so are the saying that you can get so relaxed in Lovina that you forget to leave, and I can sort of understand that. It is, or at least the small part I was around a quite and relaxed place. Liked it, and it was the only place during the intrepid trip that we stopped for 2 nights, great, I like to stay more than 1 night at places.
We came in, tired after the volcano he, to Lovina around 12.30, checked in to some hotel that maybe one time have been a fancy resort, a bit run down now, but still fine and w a good pool. Have the change to dive in Lovina, and that’s what I want to do. Are so lucky that Meri from California have the OW certification and also can think to do the diving. After an good lunch together with Meri, Jess and Hans we head over and check out the recommended dive centre, looks fine, and we book our diving for the next day, March 17th is that. Nothing else than some pool time and a sunset drink and dinner the rest of this day, and pretty early to bed, was an early 3 am start, so are tired.
The diving on the 17th is good. The equipment is fine, everything goes a bit slow when it comes to keep the time. Picked up a bit late, have to wait for someone that are a bit late, have to wait for the equipment that are a bit late after we get to the port after 1h 15m drive, and the boat goes slowly out to the Menguan island, still, not really any problem, are on vacation and are not in any rush. Yeah, the dives are good, very good visibility, get to, finally to see a black tip shark, also a turtle, some scrimps (?) or cuttlefish (not sure), a school of mackerel and get a small cave entrance, what is a shame is all the garbage floating around, it is a lot. The guide says it comes from Java, not Bali, sure – blame it on the neighbour. Meri, my buddy of the day, have not dived for some years, but are a good buddy and a excellent company, great girl. Have an excellent day out at the sea, over and under, very enjoyable.
The evening brings something that I never would have thought that I would do, karaoke singing. I am so stupid the day before that I say that I will never ever sing karaoke, no matter how much alcohol that should be involved, which someone take as a challenge to make me break. After dinner we head for the karaoke place (one of them) and I now soon that I will join in behind the mic, even without a lot of alcohol that I can blame it on. NO solo, just joining in on group singing on some songs,and it is good fun, must admit that. Must also say that it was just us there, and some hookers waiting for the men, so not really any listeners there, just some of us having fun. (Will get a picture of me sooner I hope.) A fabulous day in Lovina.
The day after, is not 100 %, just like 90%, and that is not bad, still, was not a very late night out, midnight only. Get some early morning shopping done, till morning special price, get a nice blanket/quilt to put on top of the bed home, very nice and get it for a good price, 230 000 ( or around 160 NOK).Shopping here can be a bit fun, get the "looking looking, free to look or looking only 10 000". It can be a bit dangerous to touch stuff, when it other places is sign that say if you break it you bay it, here it is a bit more like if you touch it you bay it. Not really, but feels like that sometimes.
After a great lunch at a local woman's home we are back on the road at 1300, heading slowly south toward Ubud. Having a stop at Banjar hot springs for a swim, to warm, it is much better with the dip in the Munduk waterfall we stop by when we have a hike true the coffee and cacao plantations. So refreshing, and it is the first time in many days that I don’t feel or in fact are sticky, amazing.
Our last overnight stop before we get back to Ubud is in Bedugel, most known for the temple of the lakes (Lake Bratan). Staying at a great hotel, Strawberry hills, nice and cold outside, and have my best sleep for a long time, good unsweaty sleep.
A week in a group is maybe not enough to adjust after solo traveling, since I feel a bit irritatet sometimes (hope it don't show), not big stuff, just some nagging and complaining about small stuff. Most likely just me getting a bit tired. For, the last week traveling on Bali have been great, good people and so much we have seen in a few days, amazing.
Before we head back to Ubud on Saturday, 19th, we stop at the temple at the lake, it is nice and the one temple in Bali you do not want to miss, and the location is the nicest ever. Do some more shopping at the marked, not planned, but ending up with a lot of spices, hope that the are tasty, and if not, it did not cost much.
Ubud, lazy, just Chilin. Or, go to look at a cook fight, can not really see anything, to much people around, and maybe for the best, not sure if it is fun to see cooks kill each other, but still a bit interesting to feel the atmosphere, not any other foreigner there. Good dinner as a finish at Bali, not time to see Valvanare again unfortunately, she is busy when I can and I am to tired when she can. That's it from KL
I also noticed one other thing on my flight from Bali to KL, Air Asia does not have any seat row 13! I had a seat on row 12, changed w someone for the seat back and ended up on row 14, not possible really to skip a number 13, 14 is still row 13 even if it says 14. This was not what I wanted to write about., so lets get back to Lovina on Bali.
Lovina, if I remember Lonely Planet right so are the saying that you can get so relaxed in Lovina that you forget to leave, and I can sort of understand that. It is, or at least the small part I was around a quite and relaxed place. Liked it, and it was the only place during the intrepid trip that we stopped for 2 nights, great, I like to stay more than 1 night at places.
We came in, tired after the volcano he, to Lovina around 12.30, checked in to some hotel that maybe one time have been a fancy resort, a bit run down now, but still fine and w a good pool. Have the change to dive in Lovina, and that’s what I want to do. Are so lucky that Meri from California have the OW certification and also can think to do the diving. After an good lunch together with Meri, Jess and Hans we head over and check out the recommended dive centre, looks fine, and we book our diving for the next day, March 17th is that. Nothing else than some pool time and a sunset drink and dinner the rest of this day, and pretty early to bed, was an early 3 am start, so are tired.
The diving on the 17th is good. The equipment is fine, everything goes a bit slow when it comes to keep the time. Picked up a bit late, have to wait for someone that are a bit late, have to wait for the equipment that are a bit late after we get to the port after 1h 15m drive, and the boat goes slowly out to the Menguan island, still, not really any problem, are on vacation and are not in any rush. Yeah, the dives are good, very good visibility, get to, finally to see a black tip shark, also a turtle, some scrimps (?) or cuttlefish (not sure), a school of mackerel and get a small cave entrance, what is a shame is all the garbage floating around, it is a lot. The guide says it comes from Java, not Bali, sure – blame it on the neighbour. Meri, my buddy of the day, have not dived for some years, but are a good buddy and a excellent company, great girl. Have an excellent day out at the sea, over and under, very enjoyable.
The evening brings something that I never would have thought that I would do, karaoke singing. I am so stupid the day before that I say that I will never ever sing karaoke, no matter how much alcohol that should be involved, which someone take as a challenge to make me break. After dinner we head for the karaoke place (one of them) and I now soon that I will join in behind the mic, even without a lot of alcohol that I can blame it on. NO solo, just joining in on group singing on some songs,and it is good fun, must admit that. Must also say that it was just us there, and some hookers waiting for the men, so not really any listeners there, just some of us having fun. (Will get a picture of me sooner I hope.) A fabulous day in Lovina.The day after, is not 100 %, just like 90%, and that is not bad, still, was not a very late night out, midnight only. Get some early morning shopping done, till morning special price, get a nice blanket/quilt to put on top of the bed home, very nice and get it for a good price, 230 000 ( or around 160 NOK).Shopping here can be a bit fun, get the "looking looking, free to look or looking only 10 000". It can be a bit dangerous to touch stuff, when it other places is sign that say if you break it you bay it, here it is a bit more like if you touch it you bay it. Not really, but feels like that sometimes.
After a great lunch at a local woman's home we are back on the road at 1300, heading slowly south toward Ubud. Having a stop at Banjar hot springs for a swim, to warm, it is much better with the dip in the Munduk waterfall we stop by when we have a hike true the coffee and cacao plantations. So refreshing, and it is the first time in many days that I don’t feel or in fact are sticky, amazing.
Our last overnight stop before we get back to Ubud is in Bedugel, most known for the temple of the lakes (Lake Bratan). Staying at a great hotel, Strawberry hills, nice and cold outside, and have my best sleep for a long time, good unsweaty sleep.
A week in a group is maybe not enough to adjust after solo traveling, since I feel a bit irritatet sometimes (hope it don't show), not big stuff, just some nagging and complaining about small stuff. Most likely just me getting a bit tired. For, the last week traveling on Bali have been great, good people and so much we have seen in a few days, amazing.
Before we head back to Ubud on Saturday, 19th, we stop at the temple at the lake, it is nice and the one temple in Bali you do not want to miss, and the location is the nicest ever. Do some more shopping at the marked, not planned, but ending up with a lot of spices, hope that the are tasty, and if not, it did not cost much.Ubud, lazy, just Chilin. Or, go to look at a cook fight, can not really see anything, to much people around, and maybe for the best, not sure if it is fun to see cooks kill each other, but still a bit interesting to feel the atmosphere, not any other foreigner there. Good dinner as a finish at Bali, not time to see Valvanare again unfortunately, she is busy when I can and I am to tired when she can. That's it from KL
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