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September 4th, 2011 | Asia

Back to Bali…!!

Asia, and Bali in particular, just wouldn’t let go of me…!!

Close to the airport, stands my favourite statue in all of Bali…

Traffic and huge memorials confirmed I was back on the busy streets of Denpasar…

My good friend and taxi driver, Kardi, greeted me with a huge […]

August 16th, 2011 | Asia

Yet Another Long Goodbye…!!

My bags were packed, the Big Fella loaded, blessed and ready to ride…

I had planned to leave as early as possible to take the ferry from Padangbai to Lembar, on Lombok Island. Ferries apparently left Padangbai every hour and a half, and took between four and five hours to reach the island, depending on […]

August 15th, 2011 | Asia

The Bike Blessing Ceremony…

Dressed for the occasipn…!! Patricia and I prepare for the ceremony…

With the date that I would be leaving Bali now finalized, Patricia was able to make the arrangements for the bike blessing ceremony which she had been wanting to have done for some time now…

The Big Fella gets dressed […]

August 14th, 2011 | Asia

Last Look at Bali…

Ubud is in the throes of great excitement…

The Lembu Hitam (Black Bull) in which the king will be cremated…

The statue of Peliatan stands at the entrance to Ubud…

No…, not because news that I am leaving soon has become common knowledge, causing widespread celebrations, but rather because in the […]

August 13th, 2011 | Asia

Sanur Beach…

Being cooped up in the house for a few days after her surgery did not sit too well with Patricia…

After the fourth day of lounging about, she suggested we ride to nearby Sanur Beach to spent a few hours on the beach there…

Aboard the Big Fella, we headed for Sanur, avoiding […]

August 12th, 2011 | Asia

When Three became Six…!!

Not too shabby… All things considered…!!

After only a few hours of sleep after our early morning return from Java, we were up again, packing our overnight bags and preparing for a short stay in a hospital in Denpasar…

I was amazed to discover that Patti had never spent a day in hospital […]