Wednesday, August 02, 2023

2023-06-15 Day 6 (Thu) Snorkelling Trip, Ice Cream, Bike Ride to Sunset, Olola Thai, Churros


 




















Cool stuff:
  • Lunch on our snorkelling trip on Gili T, bracelet seller approached us, and Paish expected me to get rid of him, but actually he was such a nice guy we bought around 6 bracelets off him!
  • Amazing snorkelling on our own boat! So beautiful, cool turtles, so clear.
  • Hangry!
  • Stopped for Churros after dinner - chatted for ages with the guys who were pretty new, and I had to tell them how to make a coffee
  • Lovely ice cream from one of the many ice cream stands on the street
  • Bike ride so funny! We got some videos and also had to walk for ages through sandy tracks - hard work!
  • Cool sunset drone shots

2023-06-14 Day 5 (Wed) 6am Start, Taxi to Padang Bai, Local Breakfast, Hot Boat Ride to Gili Air, Booking Boats, Sunset Bike and Swim, Mamma’s Pizza




 
Interesting stuff:

  • Long taxi ride to a crazy Padang Bai. Locals trying to make money carrying our bags. Local breakfast, and we bought a few snacks for the ferry. Even though we bought tickets, we need to pay more to just get on the pier - crazy times!
  • Our place is so nice! Big A-Frame hut with a pool just outside - our host Dubran was so nice - was always there and looked after us so well - always had bikes for us when we wanted, and we left him a nice tip!
  • Day time bike ride - to much fun!
  • Booked our boat trips for snorkelling and sunset - can't wait!
  • Another pizza night at Mamas Pizza during our night time bike ride - so cool!

2023-06-13 Day 4 (Tue) Drone shots, Coffee and Croissants, Surfing with Todi, Local Lunch at Cafe, Mooching, Relaxing at Beach shack, Wedding next door






 



Cool stuff:

  • Started the day with our local cafe with amazing croissants and coffee!
  • Lovely Mee goreng and Nasi goreng for lunch
  • Surfing better with Todi today - he pushed both of us! I ended up on the rocks though - hard work
  • Relaxed again at our beach shack in the afternoon after a hectic day - Paish fell asleep while I watched the kites and a wedding next door - so chill
  • Pizza dinner again!

2023-06-12 Day 3 (Mon) Surfing - Rudi, Full Breakfast at Lisa by Suka, Mooching around, Walk along beach, Amazing Dinner at Casa Tua Canggu

 



















Cool stuff:
  • One of the best local dinners ever! Fish in bamboo! There were even rabbits running around!
  • Surfing struggle town
  • Rented boards off Rudi who was so nice and remembered our names but Dad did not get a good instructor - did not help at all. Waves were hard to get on.
  • Fun shopping in all the markets and bargaining!
  • Another amazing breakfast at Paish's favourite place
  • Another amazing walk on our beach, and chilled out watching the kites again. Dad almost bought something from a hawker on the beach, but couldn't figure out what the food was - very funny!

2023-06-11 Day 2 (Sun) Wake Up To Ocean, Walk, Full Breakfast at Lusa by Suka, Markets, Relaxing, Kite Flying, Local Pizza - Best Mac Cheese Ever!

 
















Cool stuff:
  • Opening the doors first thing - what a view
  • Crazy swell
  • Watching the home made kites - so many up and down the coast
  • Walking along the black sand - we're actually on Dog Beach!
  • Our shack is soooo cool! Even crabs in there!
  • Best Mac Cheese ever! What a pizza place
  • Learning Monopoly Deal - Dad loses 7 in a row
  • Amazing breakfast!
  • Droneage!

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

2023-06-10 Day 1 (Sat) We beat Kala! 8pm Flight, Arrive at Canggu, Taxi to Beach Shack, Couldn’t Find Key


Paish: We played Kala today, and beat them! Unfortunately, they didn't have many subs and had to forfeit the game, but it was nice to win. I'm sure it won't be so easy next time!

Dad and I could not go and see Roxy's game, although she was not playing. It was also pouring with rain all day! We finished packing, and then we headed off to Jackson's to park the car, and take an Uber to the airport. It was pretty exciting going on holiday!

We arrived in Canggu at around 1am. We didn't have visas, so we had to queue - lucky there were not many flights, so we were pretty much straight through. We had to hunt around for our taxi driver. It was really hot and humid, even at that time - it was lovely!

The taxi ride was quicker than we thought, and he dropped us on a beach and took us to our shack - it was literally a shack, and me and Dad were very nervous as it looked so run down! The waves were really loud, and we couldn't find the key, so we stood for ages waiting for the owner. Eventually, we told us the key was under a flowerpot in the sand, and we were in - we could mot believe how cool it was inside! It was just like in the pictures, and was perfect. We couldn't wait to see what it was like in the morning!

We're finally here!

S: Well done beating Kala! Shame they were short.

It was very cool being in Bali, but not cool waiting outside the shack at 2am in the morning. The inside was very cool - can't wait for our first day!

Exciting!