We found ourselves back in Ubud again on a white water rafting trip through a canyon consumed by jungle, with waterfalls pouring down around every corner. The rapids were fairly mellow but a few good drops gave us some thrills. The highlight were the rock carvings along the river where local artists had carved intricate scenes into the rock walls for about a half mile stretch along the river. Later that night we went to a Kecak dance, which was 100 local men chanting and singing and using their bodies to tell a story. We journeyed down to Sanur, where the feeling was that of a retirement home, grey hair everywhere. We quickly departed and hired a driver who took us around southern Bali. We stopped at the Ulu Watu temple where monkeys played on cliffs overlooking the Indian Ocean. We stopped at Dreamland Beach, which is currently being ruined by massive hotel developements. We were swarmed by hundreds of children from Jakarta who all asked us for autographs and pictures (part of a school project) but it made us feel like celebrities especially when other people on the beach took the opportunity to snap some photographs with us. We had a delicious seafood dinner on the beach to end the day, fresh clams, prawns, and red snapper, all cooked to perfection. The next few days we hung out in Semiyak which was a more mellow version of Kuta, and then headed to Padang Bai, which has been our favorite place yet! More to come on that soon... we are headed to an Obama potluck now to celebrate!!!!
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