BALI - August 31st - 10th September 2009.

Bali August/September 09

Around the time we were half way up the Western Australian coast we decided that when we got to Darwin we would fly to Bali for a "holiday". We got some cheap Jetstar flights, had the travel agent find us some family accommodation and started saving for spending money. It was the first time for all of us and we had a ball.

We did lots of the usual tourist things , like shopping and shopping and shopping. We found plenty of time to eat and eat and eat as well as trying to do some cultural things.

Riley at one of the many Temples in Bali


Taine sitting for the artist at the Temple - 3o minutes and the picture was done

DArcy feeding some of the roadside monkeys on the way up North

The rice fields of central Bali - beautiful

BALI Safari and Marine Park - Great day and we had a fantastic time with all the animals .

We all got to meet the elephants after the show.
(Kym had to stay back at the hotel - not toooo far from the toilet!)

How cute is the baby orangutan?

Three hour Surf lesson at the Quicksilver School in Legian - time for Mum and Dad to get a massage!

Transport in Bali comes in many different forms including our hotel shuttle bus

Riley having extentions plaited into her hair. At one stage three ladies were on the job. It took at least two hours!

DArcy helping out the locals at the rice fields

The memorial of the Bali Bombings - opposite the Sari Club.

Taine and the python at another of the temples. The snake was starting to tighten its hold on him.

On the beach before we headed out on the Submarine

The kids in the submarine - one of the divers who feed the fish on the reef - 100 feet down.

Water Bom Park.

It was only scary the first time we went on the ride -(thank god they didnt have a microphone so you could hear what i said) Not sooooo scary on the 10th, 15th or 20th time !!!!! - We had a great time and the kids and us did them all!

Sanuar beach just on sunset.

We had dinner on the beach above, did a little more shopping, then went back to the hotel to catch our transport to the airport and "home" to Darwin. Pity between me booking the flights and the travel agent booking the accommodation - we were at the airport a day early and had to pay a fee (dont ask!) to get on the earlier flight. Buggar! Arrived home at three am, drove down to the Wharf - had a snooze, only to be woken by the local fitness group out for a 6am jog around and around and around the wharf. We then headed into Darwin - breakfast at Maccas and back to pickup the van from storage.

Kym got Bali belly, Riley came home with $3.20, DArcy has more hats than any man can wear, they thought Taine was a cutie with his long blonde hair and Marnie is toooo big for shoes, clothes, rings bracelets etc to buy anything in Bali. A great time had by all!