9/12 2009

Had a big brekky of bacon and eggs (luckily as they change the menu daily and we haven’t had it since!), croissants, fruit, coffee and juice - all included with our room fee. Of course today we got hijacked immediately with the ‘free prize’. I lasted 40 years without being taken in by a time-share con but today was our day. Luckily we knew what was going on and only lost a few hours of our time and came out of it with our groceries paid for and a free taxi tour of the Kuta area (courtesy of the taxi driver who was lost on his first week on the job). Now we are much better at saying NO. Afterwards we wandered down Kuta Beach to see what all the fuss was about. Plenty of hawkers but not many tourists - the kites were amazing. That afternoon Tracey had a Balinese massage for $10 and Grahame chatted with Rob from Colorado in the pool. After a great meal of Chilli Seafood, Sate and Spring Rolls (plus a few super-strong, super cheap cocktails) we meandered down to ‘Nine Pool Hall’ to sink a few balls and drink yet more Bintang. This was after we gate-crashed a private function and saw some locals perform a dance routine!