Bali is a part of Indonesia, but is pretty unique as compared to the rest of the country. It is upwards of 90% Hindu and you see signs of this faith every where. And it shows in the people - they are really. really nice from the heart. They pray every day, many times a day, and give offerings to the gods. You will see them all over the place.Our driver, Ajik, was great! We headed out of Denpasar and up to Ubud. The traffic in Bali is scary at best with motorcycles weaving in and out of traffic at all times. And, despite the markings on the road, Bali traffic has a rhythm of it's own. People toot the horn to let others know they are near, they pull out where ever they feel like and the sea of traffic parts to allow them to do it, and you often think you are going to be crushed by a big truck....but alas, Ajik was an amazing driver and took all of this in stride as he expertly navigated us to see the sights.
First stop was the monkey forest! And oh what a stop it was! These monkeys are cousins to the Barbary apes we saw in Gibraltar and you will see it in their faces. By the time we arrived, it was nearing darkness and a rain storm was heading in. The light was tricky to say the least, but our trusty Canon 7D's were up to the challenge! We popped the ISo to allow more light to hit the sensor and grabbed these images.
After the monkeys, we went to see the white herons and then finally to our hotel. The hotel was spectacular and the food out of this world. We were so tired by this point that we elected to eat at the hotel for simplicity and were treated to a wonderful experience.
The torrential rain began around 2 am and much to our chagrin we found the one flaw in our gorgeous room...the roof emptied onto a skylight and it sounded like a whole rhythm section was practicing! yet again...not enough sleep!
Enjoy-
Cheri & John
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