Bali Indonesia

After a 2 1/2 hour flight on Singapore Airlines we arrived in Bali Indonesia. There was a $25 US pp fee waiting for each of us at the airport. Two long lineups and we were ready to retrieve our 4 pieces of luggage. Four porters took hold of our bags and rushed us out of the airport before we could figure out what was happening. Finally we managed to take hold of our bags and shoo them away. Getting a taxi was easy but they insisted we take two for our BIG family of four. (That worried me but it worked out okay in the end).

A 15 minute ride to our hotel and a quick language lesson from the cab driver and we were ready to settle in. Although we hadn't planned on staying at a 5 star spa resort, we ended up here and are quite excited about the place. The first day the boys went solo parasailing (worried me to see Dieter up there swinging in the wind but he was thrilled). Erik rented a jet ski and took Dieter for a wild ride. We rented Kayaks and the boys played chess with 3 foot high chess men.

Dieter met Albert from near Bordeaux France and practiced his French for about 4 hours today.

We've scheduled scuba diving and snorkelling (for Dieter and I) in a couple of days. Tomorrow we're heading to Ubud to see some of that original artwork we've heard so much about. There's also a market just down the beach that we'll need to check out.

Bali deserves it's claim to fame as one of the most beautiful places in the world. This is so beautiful! We know Sue and Dion and the boys should have come here with us too!


Tonight Erik and Dieter captured their first HUGE bug. It's a beetle and a sandy colour. No doubt a photo will be taken and sent back to Georges Brossard. A proud moment here even if the good folks in the restaurant are still stunned by the experience.

We met a group from Canada - 28 of them here. Francoise originally from north of Quebec City has won our hearts and we're enjoying learning about the group and their travels eh.