Just returned from the airport to drop Josh for his flight home - sad to see part of the Bali crew leaving. Todays going away dinner marked the culmination of three straight nights of "Josh's Last Night In Kuta" but was more like a siesta as we were all too tired from the previous nights to even talk.... Josh and I made plans to reconvene in Costa Rica at Josh's restaurant and bar for New Years and I have a feeling this is not the last time we will wander foreign lands.
Last night in town Josh and I ran into our Swedish friends Mia and Sandra that were with us for the Nusa Lembongan surprise ceremony and they joined us for a day in the pool and the beach in Puri Ulu Watu today.
For sunset our the girls, Gabe and I (and other guests from Puri) went to see the Kecak Ramayana and Fire Dance at the Ulu Watu temple. Unbeknownst to us, shockingly, there is another once a year ceremony at the temple and the place is filled with the Balineese locals in sarongs and festival garb. Something about the Sweedes and surprise ceremonies.... Ulu Watu temple is one of the four holy sites on Bali and is on the very tip of the Bukit peninsula high atop a cliff. Very impressive views of the swells coming in from Antarctica. Unfortunately I didn't run into any monkeys but we were on the look-out for sure.
The Fire Dance takes place during sunset and the views are astounding from the dance theater (more like bleachers on a cliff with a five hundred foot drop straight to the water). The dance was impressive and put the viewer in an almost trance like state with the uniformed chanting of the performers throughout the event. We were all impressed with the show (which is very rare as I am bored with most of these tourist shows)...
I am scheduled to depart in only four days but am likely going to return to Thailand with Gabe and finish touring the western gulf and return to Koh Tao to dive with a buddies shop...
I uploaded additional pics in the posts below but here is another monkey for ya (nice little guy from the Monkey Forest in Ubud)!!
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