It's my last day in Bali.
I had a quiet breakfast at Petitenget, read the paper and enjoyed the bustle of the morning traffic. They make great coffee there, apparently locally sourced from the hills of Mt Kintamani.
I met up with a few of the crew and taxied into Kuta to visit Anton, a shoemaker who had made some great shoes for a friend on my last visit. He took measurements of our feet and collected the pictures of what we wanted. We paid half as deposit and will wait to see how they turn out on Friday (well, M will pick them up and let me know the verdict). Anton is friendly and a pleasure to deal with.
From there we caught a taxi a little way up Jalan Legian, and then shopped all the way back to the villas. We didn't buy much, but it was fun to look.
It was another hot, blue day and the afternoon called for relaxing in the pool.
I left the villa a little earlier to go to the airport via Kuta, to buy a watch we'd seen the day before. Traffic and wandering people made for slow going, but I found what I needed and was at the airport 15 minutes later.
The airport is new, but unfinished. It's a huge step up from the original, and will be nice when completed. They've employed a good balance between modern and traditional architecture.
Unfortunately my flight was cancelled due to an ill crew member, so I was transferred to a Jetstar flight via Sydney. This wouldn't have been so bad except that the Jetstar flight was 2.5 hours late arriving in Denpasar. Luckily I don't have to work or any place to be tomorrow, so can be relaxed about it.
I was given a pass to the Premier Lounge, but it has limited facilities, and I assume that the permanent one is under construction.
I really enjoyed my trip to Bali. The locals are friendly and helpful and very pleased that we bring our tourists dollars to Indonesia. The restaurants were all excellent, from service to food to cocktails and wine.
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