I flew Manado to Bali. At the airport, I had some difficulties with my surfboard regarding charges.
I arrived in Sanur and stayed at the Swastika Bungalows. The hotel was nice with three pools. The room was big and clean and staff were friendly.
Finally I got surf. I caught up with long time friend Wal and we had 5 early morning surf sessions on a nice reef right. Only the two of us out, Soooo good. Every morning well before dawn, I hopped on the motorbike and met him at the break. We sat there chatting until there was enough light to surf.
In Sanur, there were heaps of restaurants and cheap eats near the beach. After surfing I spent my time at the pool, on the beach, hiking, snorkelling and swimming.
highlights were:
spreading my eating love around
weird sea creature while snorkelling
listening to live music while eating
dancing at Casablanca to disco music
'good-all-to-ourselves' surf
watching the older ladies dancing near the beach
We left Kuta and drove to Sanur to the Adi
Putri Hotel.
Though I'd been to Sanur a number of times, this was my first time staying there.
Generally, we hung around the hotel, ate at different restaurants, had massages, facials (not me) and in addition I rode the motorbike and cycled around.
Quiet area not far from beach, lots of eats, massages nearby
Adi Putri Hotel
The hotel was nice. The entrance was wide and decorated with Balinese items and clocks.
The desk service was great. they helped with transport, directions and getting a wheel chair for Kara.
The food service personal were either pleasant or on the verge of rudeness. I tend to treat rudeness with indifference which probably aggravates them more.
The pool was nice with an enclosing hedge.
The beach
The beach near the hotel was down a street or lane and was long but short. swimming was best at high tide. There were lots of good eats along the beach and heaps of activity in the water.
Restaurants
The restaurants were good with a variety of food and most had music playing at night. Beach but only awhile as Kara wasn't well. 40 000R for two
chairs for the day.
Motorbike
Kara needed to be driven to various places by motorbike. The riding in Sanur was quiet and respectful.
A few times, I drove around on my own 'looking for a highway with adventure'. well it was a pleasant ride.
Cycle
I hired a bicycle and drove around the streets and along the beach in the early morning and afternoon. It was heaps of fun though I did wish I had my mountain bike as the hired bikes were too fragile for any rough stuff. Still, I had a good time pushing the bike beyond its intended use.
The end
On the final day, we did as much as we could while taking it easy.
Transport to the airport was 150 000R.
Departure tax was included in the ticket. We were flying business class so check in was quick as we had no long queues. Kara had a wheelchair waiting and the flight left on time.
Reflection Sanur
A laid back place. traffic light, paths on beach
cool, beach ok, restaurants good and plenty, hotel great and quiet. Next time,
see about windsurfing there.
I left Nusa Penida on a near empty boat and rough seas.
Still, it wasn’t long before we landed on the beach at Sanur. We walked up to
the shuttle bus of one passenger.
I settled into the Kumala and wandered around Legian –
massage, food, beach beers and chatting. I also went to Wina Optical to get new
frames for my reading glasses.
The next day, my passport arrived and Brian had a new
haircut. It was so ridiculous – shaved on the sides till it came to a point at
the back - I had to give him a stirring. Anyway, with that haircut, I couldn’t
be annoyed with him for the time it took to get the visa.
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