Day 45: monkey grabbed my banana!

31Jan09

Seriously… he did!  And I have photo evidence… keep going…
We headed inland today to check out the non-beach, cultural areas of Bali.  First stop: Padangtegal Mandala Wisata Wanara Wana.  Mmm yah.. Monkey Forest it is.

First thing we did was buy a bunch of bananas and split it amongst the group.  Everyone walked in with about [...]

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Day 44: surfing at pro surf school

30Jan09

Took a great surfing lesson from the Billabong sponsored “Pro Surf School” in Kuta. Got a semi-private intermediate I lesson with “Freddy” (awesome guy!) and finally got some technique into my repertoire.  Great thing about this place is that they guarantee a three-to-one student-to-coach ratio.  That’s a huge bonus!
He taught us the proper [...]

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Day 43: snorkeling in nusa dua, sunset watching at jimbaran

29Jan09

After a day doing nothing by the pool, we decided to venture out from the villa for a change.  Crazy right?  I mean, look at this place!  Who in the right mind would want to leave this paradise?  Us of course.
So we rented three bikes for $10 bucks a day… only to find out later [...]

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