Well here I am again. I know what last time I said no more complaining about Kuala Lumpur well...........................
I almost didn't make my flight to Bali thanks to this fantastic airport shuttle company, you'd think giving myself 4 hours to get to the airport would be long enough the journey takes about 1 and half hours but when the bus turns up late then the driver decides to stop for 15 20 minuets to goto the toilet I was a bit pushed for time!
Infact when I finally get to the airport and get to the check in desk I'm only told that my flight closed 5 minuets before being a girl, seriously hacked off and tired coz i'd been up since 5AM to make a 930 flight I turned on thje old waterworks and was allowed to get my flight so thanks STAR SHUTTLES of Kuala Lumpur!
The flight was very short in comparison to the 13 hours it took from London to KL and was rather pleasent. Was sat with a faimly and their young boy maybe not even a year old ended up shearing half my seat with him as he sat and shared my cookies with me and we listened to a bit of Michael Jackson on the old MP3 like my 5 year old nephew Harvey Billy Jean seemed to be his favourite song!
So my first stop was Kuta Beach it's like package holiday HELL, everything I hate about a holiday couldn't take more than 2 steps without people just annoying you, although I have to say Australians seem to have a lot more respect for locals then the American's and Canadian do when visiting Mexico and Central America, and than the Brits do when visiting the likes of Spain and Greece.
The hotel where I sayed was great I woke up every morning to a flask of tea out on my varanda.
Kuta beach?????????????????
4 days I managed in Kuta before finding this great hotel on the internet. The write up said it was a great place but when I got there it was even better. So good I got rather excited and sent a message home so excited that I forgot all about the 8 hours time difference..... SORRY :-)
Beer swilling Aussies who just sit in front of the TV all day drinking beer and watching some kind of sport. When I got here on Sunday it was the cricket. Australia were playing Pakistan in the final one day international...... Cricket. Then we watched poor old Andy Murrey getting beat in the final of the Australian Open :-(
I have had 4 days at this place in Sanur and have really enjoyed every minuet of it. In Kuta I was treated a bit like a freak show because I was on my own which left me in tears most days and just wanted to come home. Here in Sanur i'm the POM that can't drink, they take bets on a might time to see if I can manage 3 stubbies (beers) before I goto bed. Don't knopw whats wrong with me I mananged it once and I felt pretty drunk. better sort myself out I'm gonna be in Oz tomorrow.
It really is great here I found myself a nice spot on the beach only me there most of the time just read a bit then listen to music and nobody hears me singing along it really is great actually gonna be quite sad to leave.
It's actually being quite strange being here my Gran was supposed to come to Bali back in 2002 but there was the horrible Bali bombing in the Kuta nightclub so her trip had be to rearranged. I've actually felt as though she has been here with me I found a beautiful shell on the beach yesterday and today I threw it into the sea as a triute to my gran, she made it to Bali after all not quite the way she wanted too.
So today is my last day :-( I'm leaving about 10pm to the airport to fly down to Perth overnight. Thought I'd struggle for things to do but the day has actually passed quite quickly.
Beach first thing to throw the shell, then went for some breaky then just passed out on my bed under the air conditioning for a bit before i got toooooooooo bored then took myself off into town can't really sit around drinking beer all day.
HAlf way to town the heavens opened. Quitre predictable this time of year as it is the height of the rainy season so called in this place for something to eat ....... Really wish I hadn't I ordered this chicken meatball and noodle thing!!! It was a bowl of fish stock with some noodles and really what did actually look like chicken balls yuuukkkk oh it's making me gip just thinking about it. Good job I had some really sweet coffee to wash the taste out of my mouth.
hen I had what could be the best massage ever I reallt felt as though I was flying I was so weak when I went to stand up I had to hold onto the bed while I tried to put my clothes back on. Do feel sorry for the girl who did the massage tho, I've not shaved my legs in days and their quite prickely left her a good tip to componsate.
So that was Bail! Didn't really get upto much but then again I never planned to do anything, have managed to patch up my suntan tho. It was shocking the other day how I managed to have big white patches I'll never know.
Anyway need to head back to the hotel now, need to pack I 've managed to make a right mess and need to somehow fit everyhing back in my backpack.
So see ya in Oz
xxxxxx