Getting our bearings and “stocking up” on rays of sun

Our day 1 has been a day of discovery, getting our bearings on where our home is located in relation to familiar places. We are happy to report the selection of our “home” out of the hustle and bustle has been a fantastic choice! We are in what would be described a semi-rural area of Kerobokan, off the main road, down an unpaved road, past a couple of wood carving places and a wooden homes builder (looks like he builds them on site, dismantles them and locates to where-ever the buyer wants it... hmmm, we are sure he must know why this is the best way of doing it, but we must confess the most logical/practical reason escapes us…), and there you find our two storey house! We have tried moving around by foot, but it is not practical. Hence the decision to hire push bikes to move around. 10 minutes down the main road (no turns) is the beach, 15 minutes (turn at the only traffic light) takes us to Seminyak’s busy hub. We spent all of our first morning moving around and stocking up on essentials for breakfast and coffee! After that a visit to the beach was well overdue!! We stocked up on our first sun rays and invariably a slight sunburn was unavoidable, especially for the Swiss lad (slap on the hand!). Nothing a day of long sleeve attire for day 2 and a bit of aloe-vera can’t fix. Of course the highlight of the day has been, as every past trip to Bali has been, a visit to our favourite sun-set spot “La Plancha”! A most beautiful beach bar/café, straight on the beach, with rows after rows of bean bags making their way towards the water, and colourful Balinese umbrellas giving some shade. Bring on 2 cold Bintang beers, some fried squid to nibble on and sit back to the amazing fun and intriguing art of people watching (and a small dose of laughter).