Coffee Roasting & Surfing 🌊

On our last day in Bali we had two very special activities planned: roasting our own coffee beans & another surf lesson. ☕ 🌊

After enjoying some tasty banana pancakes in our lovely accommodation in Ubud it was time to pack our bags and start the journey to Kuta (area near the airport). Just before arriving at our destination we stopped at a coffee shop/ roasters that we had already tested out on our way to Ubud a few days ago. It was also then that we learned about the roasting classes they offer, and of course we had to book us onto one of those.
After arriving at the coffee shop, we enjoyed a delicious flat white and then proceeded to choose our beans before commencing the roasting process in adorable little miniature roasting machines that we sadly couldn't quite sneak into our bags on the way out. The result (roasted beans) still left some room for improvement but it was definitely worth it for the experience. They let us take the finished beans with us and we'll make sure to sample them in the upcoming days (if we manage to get them through customs in New Zealand).
After arriving in Kuta and checking into our hotel for the night it was time to head to the beach for our surf lesson. The waves were very good (for beginners anyway) and in that regard it's a great place to start surfing HOWEVER the amount of rubbish in the shallow water was beyond disgusting. Plastic bags, cups and other unidentified items everywhere. 😢
We still enjoyed our two hour lesson but left the beach with very mixed feelings.
In the evening we went to a small local restaurant and finished the night with two pints at Hard Rock Café (special request by my beloved husband).Read more