Well rested after yesterday's full day of travel, we ventured out of our hotel and into Kuta. We are staying just out of the busy centre in a small, very pretty homestay about 10 minutes walk away.
The surf at the beach looked great! Nice and tame for us beginners on our 'new secondhand' boogie boards. We walked along the beach, dipping our feet in the 30 degree water. Twice the temperature of the sea back in Bournemouth in the summer. Great!
We saw a TV crew filming a group of men. Some wore blue shirts and others red. They were like 2 separate teams but we couldn't figure out what exactly they were doing. Another group caught our attention. They were all huddled around in a horseshoe shape, looking at the sand below. As we grew closer we overheard a man explaining....
"The baby turtle will ...", and sure enough there he was. A tiny black turtle about 5 cm long being released after hatching! He was so sweet and slowly made his way to the sea. After a few attempts to beat the waves the poor little fella was pushed back. He tried again and again and eventually made it to freedom. So sweet ... we wish him luck as we know every living creature in the sea is going to try and eat him!
We walked into the heart of Kuta. Narrow lanes packed with shopkeepers every 5 metres trying to persuade you that you need; a t-shirt, a necklace, a tour, a taxi, a motorbike ... Cars squeeze their way through the tiny streets every so often. Motorbikes constantly zip up and down.
We checked a few room prices in cheapish looking places right in the centre but for the same price as we are paying, you got no air con, no tv and lots of noise!
We rested in the afternoon as we were still recovering from the previous day but in the evening we were raring to go again. Our creepy stalker neighbours (their words not ours), who we met first in Laos, met us for dinner before they hit the road again tomorrow on their trusty motorbike.
The surf at the beach looked great! Nice and tame for us beginners on our 'new secondhand' boogie boards. We walked along the beach, dipping our feet in the 30 degree water. Twice the temperature of the sea back in Bournemouth in the summer. Great!
We saw a TV crew filming a group of men. Some wore blue shirts and others red. They were like 2 separate teams but we couldn't figure out what exactly they were doing. Another group caught our attention. They were all huddled around in a horseshoe shape, looking at the sand below. As we grew closer we overheard a man explaining....
"The baby turtle will ...", and sure enough there he was. A tiny black turtle about 5 cm long being released after hatching! He was so sweet and slowly made his way to the sea. After a few attempts to beat the waves the poor little fella was pushed back. He tried again and again and eventually made it to freedom. So sweet ... we wish him luck as we know every living creature in the sea is going to try and eat him!
We walked into the heart of Kuta. Narrow lanes packed with shopkeepers every 5 metres trying to persuade you that you need; a t-shirt, a necklace, a tour, a taxi, a motorbike ... Cars squeeze their way through the tiny streets every so often. Motorbikes constantly zip up and down.
We checked a few room prices in cheapish looking places right in the centre but for the same price as we are paying, you got no air con, no tv and lots of noise!
We rested in the afternoon as we were still recovering from the previous day but in the evening we were raring to go again. Our creepy stalker neighbours (their words not ours), who we met first in Laos, met us for dinner before they hit the road again tomorrow on their trusty motorbike.
