Mountains & monkeys

Another free day yesterday. John and I spent our time hanging out on Kuta Beach with the Australian tourist here on Bali. We made it back to Sanur to have a lovely meal of snapper and potatoes at a local restaurant. A nice change from the routine of rice and noodles. Not sure about the American Christmas carols being played during dinner though... Today was a hard 11 hour day. Up at 5:15 am for a trip north across the mountains to Singaraja, the largest city on Bali. We were scheduled for a educational program there. The scenery was breathtaking and included many monkeys on the roadsides near the top of the mountains. The long trip back down had all 5 of us in the van feeling sick from the altitude curves, and heat. The educational session went smooth and was well attended. Then it was on for a local lunch prepared for us of dried fish,beans,noodles, etc. The lunch was so thoughtfully cooked and delicious. The only drawback for me is always the darn toilet situation... the pan of water for the toilet, no flush, no paper, no towels...you just have to suck it up and get over it:) Off to bed, another session tomorrow!