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- Día 1
- lunes, 27 de mayo de 2024
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitud: 12 m
IndonesiaKuta8°41’28” S 115°10’4” E
Day 1

Today started extremely early - 3:30am to be exact - as our flight to Denpasar on Jetstar was departing at 6:15am. Fortunately we had taken care of nearly everything - packing our bags, turning off the power points, putting Snoopy into day care - during the weekend. All we needed to do was wake up, get dressed, and await our Uber driver who arrived early.
Our drive was speedy thanks to the early hour and the fact that we live in Adelaide, so our arrival just involved dropping off our bags and going through security. Since we were quite early, we first got a coffee from our friends at Muffin Break before heading towards the international gates, which are very close thanks to the small size of Adelaide airport. Boarding was a pretty quick process, especially since we were in Row 6. The flight was also completely full as everyone seemed to be escaping the cold of Adelaide. We had pre-ordered food before our flight, which included an awful toastie and green tea but then, economy airline food is never known for its gourmet quality!
I spent most of the flight alternating between reading my book and watching Netflix, and even managed to get a selfie with the crew before disembarking. Ted walked through the airport at breakneck speed hoping to be one of the first through immigration, but it seemed that the process had changed again as we needed to purchase a visa there in the airport. After trying to wrangle the website, a friendly agent offered to do this for us during the immigration process, which was a lot easier than trying to do it ourselves.
Ted had pre-ordered a Klook driver to transport us to our hotel, so we didn’t need to find a driver upon arrival. The transfer was about half an hour with so-so traffic but Bali didn’t look too different from the last time we were here. As we arrived at our hotel before 2pm we were unable to check in, so we changed into our summer clothes before heading out to explore.
We walked along the beachfront before reaching Chez Gado, which sold more westernised food than Asian food. The view of the water was amazing but also a bit disconcerting considering how enormous the waves were. Ted had also pre-booked a massage for us at De Nyuh Spa, so we enjoyed our one hour massage before heading back to the hotel to check in. One thing I did learn though - never do a massage shortly after a big meal! As I was lying face down on the massage table and the masseuse was pushing onto my back I was concerned I would be sick at the same time!
For dinner, Ted suggested we try a vegan restaurant he had been to before. The walk was about 20 minutes from our hotel, and was in a secluded spot amongst gardens. The satay was very nice, and you really didn’t miss the meat element. It was also a healthier option as the restaurant didn’t sell Coca Cola! After dinner, we headed back towards our hotel and stopped at a crêperie for a coffee and crepe for dessert. We really weren’t in the mood for going out since we’d been up since 3:30am, and the thought of sleep sent us to bed by 9:15pm!Leer más