.....GOING HOME.....

I woke up early and packed all my things because we had to be out of the resort by 10:00am and our flight was going to leave at 12:15pm. I packed all my things into my suitcase and crammed all the things I had bought into another one with everyone else’s stuff, then before we left I had breakfast then mum checked out at 9:00am which gave us time to visit the beach one last time.

 This time I took heaps of photos before climbing back into the car so we could go to the markets near the airport. The markets were fruit and vegie only so we bought some and pigged out on them before we went into the airport. We got some rambutan and mangoes which were delicious.

Then we took back the hire car and checked in before getting back on the plane to Australia.

...DAY 13...

Today we went to Sangeh Monkey Forest, and this along with Bali Barat National Park were my favourite places we had visited on our trip. I woke up early so we could get there early and I also took as little as possible because I have heard that the monkeys steal your stuff so incase that happened I left my sunglasses and hat at home then when we were all ready we set off. It took 45 minutes to get to Sangeh Monkey Forest.

When we got there we walked around holding all of our belongings tightly. There were heaps of monkeys but to my surprise they weren’t all in the trees like I had assumed they would be they were on the ground and on people. When we were walking back one of the bigger monkeys came and sat on my dad’s head and then ran off with his hat, we tried to get it back but the monkey wouldn’t had it over and whenever we got closer it moved further away so we left it with the monkey, I took heaps of photos of the monkeys and the whole place. We left at 3:00 pm and we arrived at 10:00 am so we spent a good 5 hours there and now we were all really tired after walking around the enormous monkey forest. It was a great day but Dad didn’t think so.

...DAY 12...

Today we went to Jatiluwih, which is a massive rice field. It took us 1 hour and 20 minutes to get there. It was massive and spread very far.

 We left at 11:00am and arrived just after 12 but the trip home took longer, we left at 2:00pm and arrived back home at 4:00pm. At Jatiluwih we walked around and through the rice fields. It was cooler today than yesterday but the sun was still shining, we walked around it for 2 hours before we left it was really interesting to see how rice is grown and harvested, we also got to take some rice home.

On the way home we stopped at a warung where we bought some cakes and snacks for afternoon tea. The little cakes were delicious so I had a second one but then I was extremely full and couldn’t eat much dinner. When we got home I watched another movie before mum cooked us the rice we brought home for dinner, It was really delicious even though I couldn’t eat much of it.

...DAY 11...

Today we went to the markets and the shops in Bali. We left early hoping to get lots of stuff before it got too hot. We left at 7:30am and caught a becak to the markets.

 When we got there we searched through all every stall we found some more clothes, jewellery and bags. We got heaps this time around, heaps more than the first time and also it was cooler today so mum and I had heaps of fun shopping. Dad decided he didn’t want to come but he would prefer to go to the beach instead so he did. We also brought more DVDs and cds, little presents like key rings and stuff, accessories, I got my hair braided and my nails painted and so did mum.

After we had seen everything at the market we caught another becak to the fruit and veg one that was near our resort. We bought some more fruits before heading back home.

...DAY 10...

I woke up ready to go out. The Bali Barat National Park and the Sangeh Monkey forest were the two places I really wanted to visit and luckily today we were going to Bali Barat National Park. We had to leave early so we could look all around it. It would take us two and a half hours to get there and then two and a half hours back. The car trip was long, hot and boring but the car trip was worth it when we arrived at the Bali Borat National Park.

 It was too big to fully travel around in one day but we tried to see as much of it in the time we had. We saw heaps of animals, birds and nature it was very beautiful and it was a sunny day which added to my fun. We took heaps of photos and had lots of fun trying to find the animals. We let the national park at around 4pm and we stopped for some dinner on the way home. When we got home the guards checked under our car for bombs with this big pole with a mirror attached at the end of it. When they had finished checking our car we drove inside then before I went to sleep we played a few rounds of cards then I went to bed.

...DAY 9...

I woke up knowing already knowing where we were going and I wasn’t looking forward to it but my parents were so once again I pretended I was excited as well.

We took a minibus or bemo to reach where we were going It took us an hour and 20 minutes to reach it. When we got to Besakih we had a look around, there were heaps of stairs leading up to it and it was a massive struggle but It wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be but it was still pretty bad because my skin was still very badly burnt. It was a normal boring temple nothing fancy but my parents really enjoyed themselves sand that’s why we went here.

We left two and a half hours after we arrived and then got home at 2:30pm since it was still extremely hot mum put some sunscreen on and Then we all hoped in the pool for the rest of the day.

...DAY 8...

I woke up with the sun. It was already hot and it was only 6:00am. I got up and turned on the TV to see what the weather was going to be today I couldn’t read or make out the Indonesian words but I did see lots of sun popping up which indicated it was going to be hot. I go into a singlet and shorts then I went and sat on the chairs outside by the pool. When my mum woke up we both went in the pool then had breakfast soon after my Dad woke up. I asked him where we were going today but he didn’t know so I suggested we went to the beach again or just stay at home, since it was going to be hot. Mum agreed it would be a good idea and so that’s what we did. An hour after we ate, we all headed down to the beach.

It was packed like usual. Some surfing, some tanning but most actually in the water. I ran to the sand and put my stuff down before charging into the water. We body surfed on the waves, splashed in the water and made sandcastles. It was a fun day but I got extremely burnt, so instead of walking back home we caught a becak and stopped at a McDonalds for dinner on the way home. When we did get back we played cards and had fun before we all went to bed.