We rose at 6:00 am then headed for breakfast, this was our last meal in Bali and we had it on the beach - The sun was rising, the sea blue and the sand reflecting the morning sky, it doesn't get better than this. All too soon it was 8:00 o'clock and our driver had arrived to take us to the ferry port at Gilimanuk - We were travelling again. The ferry port seemed to have more ferries than passengers and there was obvious congestion as incoming boats waited...

On the move again, heading west towards Java to our last stop in Bali, the Taman Sari Resort and Spa located in Pemuteran and about 1 hour from the ferry terminal. It was a quality resort located on the beach with adjacent pool and bar facilities, we also had a private pool just in front of our terrace, 6 paces from our room (not bad for a couple of backpackers) - No pretence at culture here just a couple of days R&R. Amazingly cheap rates as we were agai...

Today we are travelling away from the coast up to the central highlands and staying in a mountain village at 1500 metres, Munduk. Of course, there was a stop on the way which was to see another temple, but this one was Buddhist, Bali's largest Buddhist monastery, and also a meditation retreat. It has an impressive mini replica of the world's largest Buddhist archaeological site, Borobudur, which we are planning to visit in Java ……. Heather is planning to ...

We left Candidasa at 9.00am and travelled inland through local villages, windy steep roads, rice terraces until we reached the heights of Kintamani, the roof of Bali. We stopped here to admire the views of the active volcano, Mt Batur and its crater lake of the same name. The Batur caldera is one of the largest in the world with a diameter of 13km. Whilst there we also visited yet another temple, Batur temple, which is the second most significant mountain ...

Our journey to Candi Dasa on the East coast was quite a short transfer in terms of distance, 24km, but it still took an hour due to lots of hills and bends along the way, passing through local villages. We were awarded a beautiful view from the top before we travelled down towards the coast. We were staying at a lovely hotel with a great pool and ocean view - courtesy of Dan who had won 2 lucky dips on the lottery. Consequently, that afternoon was spent ly...