Friday, July 14, 2023 – After a day of relaxing on the beach we started to look toward our next destination in Bali: Ubud.
While at Sanur Beach on the east side of Bali we decided to get up in time to watch the sun rise. One thing that we learned while traveling in Southeast Asia was that the location being closer to the equator means that each day has approximately 12 hours of daylight. So we rose to see the sunrise at 6:35 a.m. knowing that it would be dark around 6:30 p.m. This created a new appreciation for the longer summer days we are used to in Connecticut.
After taking time to admire the sunrise, we enjoyed a leisurely morning breakfast overlooking the beach followed by a long walk on the paved path along the beach. We took advantage of one more outdoor shower, packed up, and checked out of our beach bungalow in time to meet our driver who took us to our next stop, Ubud, Bali.
Our driver for the hour-long trip was the same driver who picked us up from the airport. During our first ride he offered to take us for a traditional Balinese restaurant for a lunch of Babi Guling. This is a plate of pork cooked in a variety of ways (roasted pork, pork belly, ground pork, and two kinds of sausage) with rice and some side dishes. We found it to be quite tasty.
Once we were at our new resort, Kano Sari, we unpacked, settled in, and then went for a walk to explore Ubud. Our resort was just a 15 minute walk from town where there were a number of shops, restaurants, outdoor markets and lots of tourists. The biggest challenges were trying to navigate the narrow and uneven sidewalks and crossing the street without lights or stop signs. Stepping off the sidewalk to cross the street or get around people or various obstacles required good timing and awareness of the many scooters and cars going by, but we managed to do just fine. We found a place for dinner and sampled one of the many gelato shops in town.
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