Thursday 26th September
7 degrees south
114 degrees east
We are safely anchored
off a flat little island called Rass, off the coast of Java. We left early and had an easy run, which is
good because I am tired after all our Bali Fun, and Pete has a bad cold.
We went out to dinner
again last night, with our original RallyFriends – Don and Tanya, Andrew and Sue,
Gina and Jim – with whom we travelled up the coast from Cairns. Lots of fun, chat, laughter.
At 5.00 we were
reunited with our passports, neatly adorned with Indonesian visa
extensions. Pete very happy, Sam VERY
reliveed – he had received 26 visas from the bureaucracy in Singgarajah, and only
has four more to struggle with, today.
We had an hour
or so to wait before meeting our friends, and we discovered, to our joy, a cooking
competition just near the beach, in a big sunken concrete pavilion. MasterChef Bali Style!
It was great;
we didn’t understand a single thing about the rules of engagement but it didn’t
matter. The cooks took it all VERY
seriously.
Some wore professional-looking
aprons
Others their very
best ceremonial lace outfits.
and they all trembled
beneath the stern gaze of the Balinese Matt Preston…
There was a band, and a few singers. Our favourite performance was a guest appearance by the Balinese Minster for Tourism, who sang a gentle Balinese song and then…Knocking on Heaven’s Door, con gusto!
There was a band, and a few singers. Our favourite performance was a guest appearance by the Balinese Minster for Tourism, who sang a gentle Balinese song and then…Knocking on Heaven’s Door, con gusto!
Tomorrow we are
leaving at 4am and will travel overnight.
We hope to get to Semarang, which is where we may be able to get ourselves
onto a tour to Borobudur.
That is the plan,
man…
Sounds fabulous. Did you get to try the food?
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately no...but we did get to sniff it! We skipped the Gala Dinner where the food was going to be served...couldn't wait till ten, which is what happens, with Gala Dinners...
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