As I write a chicken has just strolled through the lobby of the retreat. We are laying low today, blogging, reading and catching up on emails. We are the only people in this massive estate, it is like our private residence, the numerous staff go about their business and occasionally Winnie comes from the kitchen with some fresh ginger tea. The sound of the river is constantly in the background but closer still are birdcalls and other unidentified creature noises.
The chicken has now been evicted. As you can see, open air living is pleasant but anything can arrive at the doorstep, as long as it isn't a snake we are happy!
Yesterday, we explored the north and eastern end of Bali. It was overcast so the photos are not brilliant but as we're in Indonesia I suppose it is mandatory to show a rice field, this one at the base of Mount Batur. Everyone is gearing up for a big ceremony so the temples are busy and the streets are lined with decorations cleverly made with many different forms of bamboo.
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