Yesterday we were looking at different bus tours. Initially is was Paul and Jenny and myself. These were about $45 each but we noticed that many of the tour brochures also listed car and driver hire. 10 hours was about $45 to 50 so we decide to opt for that. We ordered a 7 seater and Christine joined us as well.
We more or less followed one of the day tours starting at the Buddhist temple of Taman Ayun. This is more or less still in the Denpasar suburbs and the start of the trip was through narrow and busy streets. The temple itself is surrounded by water and gardens and is quote serene. We could not enter the inner area but could photograph it from the surrounding pathways.
From there we had a short hop to a coffee plantation before heading North to the mountains. About noon we stopped to eat at a restaurant on one side of a steep valley. It had great views of the other side which was terraced with rice paddies. The meal itself was a buffet and was OK although the food wasn't very hot when we were eating.
Eventually we arrived at the hot springs, which are almost on the coast. We all had a swim before heading back to the car and eventually arriving in Lovina a beach side town. We didn't actually stop there but started south again to the Gigit Falls. However when we got there we were told i was a 30 minute walk each way, so decided to give it a miss. I was in the back row by then and had a nap during the trip back south.
Sometime that morning my watch had stopped and was showing 10 to 11. It became a bit of a running joke during the day and evening for me to ask what time it was and then say - No I have 10 to 11. I tried to find a place near the hotel, once we got back, where I could get a new battery without success.
We had our biggest group for dinner that night with all 8 of us still at the villa attending for the last night together. We went to Warung Made's a large multi ethnic restaurant. I had the beef rendang but there were Thai, Italian, western and Chinese options as well.
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