11-6 (Monday)

We set off this morning to get Joyce some money. She has Visa Traveler’s Check’s from AAA and there is only one bank (that she has found) that will cash them. I went to buy a pair of flip flops while she was getting her money.

We walked down to one of the fancy hotels and found the Garuda Airline Office. We talked to them about flying to Benjarmasin. It seems we will be able to do it. After having lunch we stopped in at a travel agency to continue our inquiries about getting to Kalimantan. We felt like we got good information from both places and that when we get back from Komodo we’ll be ready to pay for our trip all the way to Bangkok on the 19th.

It is sooooooo hot in Bali. My skin feels like it is cooking We went back to the hotel to cool down and rest before going to Tanah Lot to see the sun set.

Everyone here is tattooed. Joyce and I decided to get matching hearts on our butts with each other’s names! Cute huh?

Besides us there was only one other girl in the van to Tanah Lot. She (35 years old) was so interesting. She grew up in East Germany and was 16 when the wall came down so she could remember what it was like before “reunification.” She lived and worked for hotels in the Middle East for six years before opening her own restaurant in her home town. She is getting itchy feet again and is thinking about moving to either China or Russia. She thinks they are two up and coming places. She doesn’t like to stay in a place more than two years. She was traveling by herself.

Although I had been to Tanah Lot before it was still a sight that took my breath away. It is a temple on top of an outcropping of land that stands alone and becomes a tiny island at high tide.

When we got home we went to eat at Poppies Restaurant.

We packed up for our trip tomorrow.