Today we decided to go for a walk in the nearby rice patties. We got an early start in an attempt to beat the heat. The rice patties are pretty scenic, and it is hard to capture their beauty on film.
Then randomly while walking through the rice patties we found this:
Alright. A snack stand. In the middle of the rice patties. They then served us this:
It's a giant coconut. The guy at the snack booth sliced off the top so we could drink the liquid inside, and then sliced it fully in half so we could eat the fresh coconut. It was DELICIOUS!
After leaving the rice patties we walked past Ubud to one of the nearby towns, Campuhan, where we ate lunch. It was very quiet there (especially compared to Ubud), and I had a big 750 ml beer, and it was GLORIOUS.
After a long relaxing lunch, we headed home, only to see this guy:
I swear he was the size of Ilana's hand. He was HUGE!
On our way back to Ubud we bought sarongs for both of us, which we are told we will need for the giant ceremony that is happening tomorrow. We don't entirely understand what the ceremony is for, but it is big, and lots of decorations are already up, and it should be quite awesome.
Anyway, once we got back to Ubud we were supposed to go work in the youth center's organic garden, but the skies opened up, and it started raining very hard. We got back to our room soaking wet, changed in to some dry clothes, and went to the bar across the street for a snack and tea. Fortunately, it was buy one cocktail, get one free for happy hour, so two cocktails later, a snack, and some tea, we were all set, and the rain had let up. Then we had dinner! And now it has started raining again, so we are holing up for the night.
Dov
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