7/10/13 Candidasa, Bali After having a great breakfast at the hotel (eggs, toast and fruit... with my name written on the plate!) I got my beach bag ready and met in the lobby at 10:00. Mariam, Rita, Jade, Tanya, Geetl and I all got into our van and did a short ride to the beach. We sat out with chairs and umbrellas in front of a restaurant. They kept asking us if we wanted massages but we told them "later." We put on our sunscreen and enjoyed the great weathe...

7/9/13 Mt. Batur 2:45 am came very fast. I woke up before my alarm, nervous I wouldn't hear it. Christina and I jumped out of bed, grabbed our backpacks and got to the lobby. Everyone was gathering there still half asleep. The only one who didn't join us was Rita and I envied her for being able to sleep in. We got into our cars and headed about 25 mins. to the base of the mountain. We got out and met our guides- 3 men and 3 teenage girls. We got our flashlight...

7/8/13 Bali So this morning was horrible. I woke up feeling okay but as soon as I went in the bathroom to change I felt super dizzy, lightheaded and shaky. I had really bad stomach pain and after I went to the bathroom I just laid back down in my bed and snacked on a cereal bar. I thought I was just maybe hungry so when I finally felt okay I went out to the restaurant for breakfast. I ordered eggs, toast, tea and fruit. When the tea came I sipped on it and ha...

7/7/13 Bali I woke up feeling rested and had breakfast. Around 9:00 we took off toward Munduk but we had some stops along the way first. After about an hour we made our first stop at a coffee plantation. After putting on our bug spray, we walked through the jungle as Gede pointed out different fruits and vegetable plants. He then took us to a long picnic table where we all sat down and got to try different types of teas and coffees. We then introduced ourselv...

7/6/13 Bali I slept in today and it felt great. I went to breakfast and ate my usual eggs and toast. I then headed back to my room to get ready for the beach. Around 12:00, I grabbed a shuttle to the hotel beach I had been to a couple days before. I grabbed a comfy lounge chair and laid in the sun. I was spraying on my sunblock when a lady near me yelled that she was allergic to my spray and had to move. It was a hot, but not too hot, day. It was great just...