Krazy Kuta

Time to leave our little island life.

Our destination is Kuta, back on the mainland of Bali and just north of the Denpasar airport and one last night before heading home. So if you remember how we got to Gili Meno, our trip back had some similarities.

We left WeBe Cottages at 0900 and boarded the “fast” boat for Gili T at 1000.

This short hop to the next closest island stopped at Gili Air and Lomboc before dropping us off at Gili T where we caught another boat to Padangbai, on the mainland, around noon. The boat was actually air conditioned and we watched the movie Jarassic World on our crossing. We arrived just as the dinosaurs had devoured each other around 1330. We were then directed to get in a 15 passenger van that was nearly full, where we sat with no ac waiting for the driver. We eventually got underway and I couldn’t help chuckling to myself as we passed by jungle scenes where I was sure some of those escaped dinosaurs would come crashing out.

After a couple long, hot hours we made it to Kuta where we jumped out of the van and hoofed it the rest of the way to our hotel, the Royal 18. Kuta is a very bustling city. Here’s the view outside our window. That’s the Holiday Inn Express in the background.

We leave tomorrow so off we go to explore Kuta. It’s known for its beach which is huge.

On the land side of the beach are venders selling food, trinkets, and Bintang, of course.

As we walked north along the beach we encountered a couple of ceremonies. Thirty days after someone dies, they have a ceremony like these. We also saw the same thing blocking most of a street.

The men seated in the front row have bells they keep a steady, constant ringing, all slightly different tones.

This is a shot of the sky just to show you the kites we’ve been seeing.

Back in the city we came upon a crowd of people and discover what looked like a doggy fashion show. (Look out Huckleberry. This might be in your future.)