Bali!

Hi All! Sorry it's been way too long since I've written. I have a few pictures to add from before Christmas...so I'll try and catch you up. Here goes...

I spent the first four days of my trip in Legian/Kuta area of Bali with my friends Katie and Terri (fellow teachers) and Katie's sister Allison and Allison's friend. This is our hotel/resort in Legian, Bail. We had a wonderful time swimming, eating and shopping!

This is a photo of Jimbaran Bay, Bali. We had an amazing dinner here out on the beach, fresh fish, shrimp, lobster...yummy! Nothing like hand picking the food you eat!

One night at the hotel, we stayed for the poolside dinner and evening entertainment. Traditional Balinese dancers and musicians performed. After they performed, they had the audience come on stage to give Balinese dancing a try. I watched...

After spending four days in the Legian/Kuta area. My friends headed back to Jakarta and I hired a driver to take me up to just outside Amed on the east side of Bali to meet up with an Australian family from school. It was great to have some "family" time (they have four children ages 17-3) and relax in the very rural parts of Bali. Here I am on the motor bike we rented for seven people! I actually didn't drive. Phil took me up to the end of the road for a great view of the mountains- we also ended up meeting a bunch of locals. Who invited us back for church the next morning. A six a.m. service!

For our last night in Amed, Phil arranged to have a cook out for the locals. This was their second year coming to the same little town, so they had made many friends along the way. Anyway, Phil bought a bunch of fish, rice, potatoes and we (well, all I did was watch) cooked it up over a fire on the beach. Then in true Balinese fashion, we spent a few hours singing songs.