Day 5: One Perfect Day

Jayde and I were so sad to say goodbye to our cute little bungalow (and even sadder to be heading back to Kuta). But before we hit Kuta, we had a couple more temples to visit. Gusted was our driver again. Our first stop was Mengwi. It was the perfect bluebird day to admire the moat surrounding the temple, which was filled with water lilies bigger than my ass. While there, we came upon a very cute barong that we just couldn't help playing with.

Our next stop was Tanah Lot. This was probably my favorite temple of the whole trip even though I didn't get near it. It is on an island that you can only get to during low tide. We did walk out onto a big peninsula-like rock (to get a better look at the temple) just in time to get soaked. Since we were already wet, we played in the water and waded out to play with the holy snake that protects the temple. We were much more impressed, though, by the unholy python that Gusted led us to.

When we finally hit Kuta, Gusted helped us find a nice hotel. We took a quick dip in the ocean and then got ready to go to Ulu Watu, the last temple we would visit in Bali. Ulu Watu was not nearly as impressive as the sheer cliffs it sits on top of. The view was stunning. There were very mischevious monkeys everywhere. One tried to steal my purse while I was posing for pictures. We saw another group of monkeys steal a guys map, hat, and snickers bar. The monkeys immediately peeled and devoured the snickers, and every time the man tried to retrieve his hat, the monkeys bared their teeth and growled. Hilarious! While at Ulu Watu, we stayed to watch the sunset over the Indian Ocean and the Kecak Fire Dance.