29 AUGUST 2018
I woke to very sore eyes. One eye had been weeping so much
that the eye lids were stuck together.
Nyoman arrived for our long journey to Lovina (600 000R). We
turned off the main way and traffic to visit Nyoman's warung and home. The
Warung D'Bishe was simple but nice. There were lots of different types of seating, A
ladder to climb for a view from the top of a tree and heaps of funny signs -
'No wifi so talk only'. The view was so pretty over the surrounding valley and
mountains. He has plans to build a guest room. We ate mie goreng and babi
guling. Nyoman's wife turned up briefly as she was at a ceremony.
Next, we drove a short distance to Nyoman's home. His home
as in traditional style - separate kitchen and sleeping rooms for each part of
the extended family. Nyoman's room was
very large and recently renovated with more artist design than the other rooms.
Unknown to us, Nyoman was a bonsai plant hobbyist and had a number of beautiful
plants that he had grown and nurtured.
We continued our journey to Lovina. The road was very steep
and windy in long sections.
We arrived at Hotel Angsoka (275 000R) and settled into our
room. The hotel looked nice big dining area, reception with a pretty garden
path to the room and pool. The room was big with large shower area, fan and
aircon.
First stop was a doctor for my eyes. She gave me medicine
and a script for more medical eye drops - one drop three times a day plus 10
minutes with eyes closed. This as part of my routine for the next three days.
Back at the hotel we organized one of the workers to pick up
the scripts for me in Singaraja.
After my eye drops, we wandered down to the beach, looked at
the dolphin statue and the promenade then had dinner at the Vegan restaurant.
It was very tasty.
30 AUGUST 2018
I was up early, my eyes were feeling a lot better. I
meandered down to the beach, did my stretching and shoulder exercises and had a
swim with my head above the water (No water on my eyes for three days).
Back at the hotel, Jacinta was awake. We had a basic
breakfast at the hotel. We spent the rest of the day lazing around the beach,
pool and room. We both were feeling a bit weary. At sunset, we sat in one of
the restaurants and had a few beers.
We had dinner at a very roomy restaurant right on the beach
which had very tasty food and live music. A nice ending to the day.
31 AUGUST 2018
The eyes were feeling in more better so I hired a motor bike
(70 000R pd) for the next two days.
I took the bike for a sightseeing tour and Jacinta stayed
around the pool as she didn't feel like a ride.
I visited the Buddhist temple at Banjar, put on a sarong and
walked around the pretty gardens, temples and gardens. It was very nice and
relaxing.
Still feeling good, I rode to the Banjar Hot Springs (20
000R entry) for a soak in the very warm waters.
Feeling very relaxed, I tackled the traffic back to the
hotel.
Jacinta and I had lunch at one of the beach restaurants.
Later, we sat on the beach, swam and watched the sunset.
1 SEPTEMBER 2018
We had a early walk along the beach, swam and did exercises.
There were a large number of people cleaning the beach. A short while later a
large cruise sailing boat arrived and then the plot thickened. A small section
of the beach was laid out with kayaks, wake boards, etc and a fleet of buses
arrived. Time to leave the beach.
We rode the bike to Singaraja to visit the Chinese Temple
and the old sea port. It was a nice stroll and we sat in one of the pier
restaurants and had cold drinks.
Back at Lovina, we had lunch down at the beach and a chat
with some of the people from the cruise ship. Seemed like there as good and bad
parts to their boat tour.
We had a nice dinner at one of the restaurants in the
laneway. We met and chatted with the owner and Sri, who worked in the
restaurant. We decided on one beer at a small cafe but the music was good and
the people friendly so we stayed for a few more beers. So much for an early
night. Haha.
2 SEPTEMBER 2018
We packed to leave, had a wander around the beach and swim
then it was time to go.
We had a good time in Lovina.
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