Bike trip across rice-fields in central Bali

After a week of silence, I couldn't imagine being alone not speaking to anyone right after it so with one of my new-found friend Katarina the Kiwi world traveller, we decided to hang out for the next couple of days and we just talked non stop! It was hilarious! We went on a bike ride from central Bali coming all the way back - but all downhill, I assure you, this was no workout!

This below is a sophisticated traditional system to extract the purest form of alcohol from the cononut palm to make the best arak! Basically the palm boils in the pot, the fumes come up through the bamboo and collects in the recipient leaving only the most concentrated liquid in there to be drank straight up.







Stopping by traditional Balinese villages, visiting their houses, seeing local produce being made (including palm wine - had a few shots to keep us going!), and visiting temples and ridding through rice field terraces. The guide knew everything about the Balinese culture which was so refreshing.




I love this scene: a man is very carefully and lovingly washing this calf in the river, scrubbing her up with a bunch of leaves...