CANDIDASA, BALI - RELAXING STAY - 26 TO 29 AUGUST 2019

CANDIDASA

COSTS

Car from Legian to Candidasa - 450 000R

Anom Beach Hotel – superior apartment room with garden view  - 440 220R

Motorbike hire -  80 000R per day

THE STAY

We arrived at Anom Beach Hotel in Candidasa about two hours after leaving Legian. We settle into our rooms, hired a motorbike for our three night stay.

We ate at some pretty restaurants overlooking the ocean or beautiful gardens – Amarta, Padang Kecag and The Dining Room.

We spent a lot of time on the small beach in front of the hotel at low tide.  It was an amazing place to swim! I waded out at one end of the beach then the current spirits one along at a very fast pace – like having winged feet – to the other end of the beach.

The snorkeling though limited to small fish and random clumps of coral was clear and fun.

Our room included breakfast. We were served by Komang whom we met on our last visit to Candidasa. Komang was working previously at the reception but now at the restaurant.

We had a motorbike around the area. We loaded our daypack and wandered around. We took a left turn off the main road towards Tentangan (an aga - original people - village). The journey was so pleasant – little traffic, dogs on the road resting, temples, traditional houses, rice terraces and various bush and tree crops.

We took a small turn off and drove through a village that had very large chicken coops and lots of eggs stacked over two metres high in cardboard containers. It wasn’t the best conditions for the chickens as they had little room to move. At least, the coops were terraced so that the hens weren’t shitting on the ones below them.

Another turn off took us to the honey bee village. We toured one of the farms. It was interesting – the small bees don’t sting and produce about 2/3 kg of honey from their hive but the larger bees do sting and produce 10 kg of honey. Other products grown there were coffee and herbs which were made into various teas and oil scents.

On another day, Jacinta went to the hotel pool and I drove the bike to the other end of town.
I walked around the fishing boats and had a few chats,

drove/walked to the temple on the point, which had a great view over Candidasa,

drove/walk around the large lotus pond

and then I had an okay massage.

We met a lovely German couple and daughter during our stay. They were staying in the room opposite us.

The virus was still very strong throughout our stay for Jacinta but started to ease off for me, unfortunately, I still had the diarrhea.

The owner of Anom Beach Hotel, Komang, informed us to book with him direct for a cheaper price on our next visit.