We all piled in the vans and went to the Bali Bird Park - very hot but interesting. Next was the wood carvers. Most villages seem to have a theme. One village works with glass another works with stone - this one centered around wood and wood carvers. Afterwards we had a late lunch at their beautiful outdoor restaurant.
Another van ride to a temple at a "holy" spring where we went thru their water purification ceremony. The Balinese seem to be truly spiritual people where they incorporate their beliefs into every day for the good of their soul and not just for luck or show. We all stripped down to just a sarong, went into the spring and followed the steps they preform to make our offerings (the flowers we created the other day) and prayers. Trying to exit the park, we were not given a choice and were forced to travel thru the "Souvenier Gauntlet". Home again for banana daiquiris and watching the full moon rise.
Side note- roads are very narrow which usually does nt matter because the large majority of traffic are motorbikes, bicycles, and feet. It gets interesting when cars and trucks are added to the seemingly unorganized system. We went through a town overlooking some spectacular rice terraces (yes even prettier than the famous ones I saw in China). It was obviously a tourist attraction which made passing by some of the tourist buses quite a challenge. Inches to spare with side mirrors pulled in.
Sorry dead camera battery so not many photos today.
