Saturday 24 September 2011

Top things we miss

Vancouver, BC

1. Solly's Bagels and cinnamon buns

2 Great coffee shops for cozy winter gatherings with friends (and macbook huddles)

3 As many skating rinks as Starbucks locations

4 Long Summer nights (even though they were cold) those long pink sunsets were amazing

5 The weird and wonderful Commercial Drive and our little organic food haunts along there

6 Main St boutiques with local designers and Vintage clothing stores. Gravity Pope. Nuff said.

Tuesday 13 September 2011

Our Bali trip album on flickr

Our viewParrot at the Blanco MuseumThe Blanco MuseumRoof statueRiding between carsOrdering a coconut
Soma cafeYoung coconutOur roomRice fieldsSunset over our guest houseIMG_1961
IMG_1964IMG_1957IMG_1996IMG_1989



Bali - Sept 2011, a set on Flickr.
I'm getting our pictures up today from the iphone and our camera. What a great weekend!

Monday 12 September 2011

Mozaic and tales from the back of a scooter


Our first day in Bali we took off down an unpaved 'road' through the rice fields. Joel navigated like a pro handling all the potholes like he was cruising on his mountain bike and sometimes giving me fair warning before diving down a particularly bruising embankment.

Saturday 10 September 2011

Back to Bali

On a whim we booked a couple of tickets to Bali this weekend. Joel hadn't been to Indonesia yet and I couldn't wait to get back to Ubud. We arrived late last night to our guest house which is along the rice patties. A cut through took us right onto Monkey Forest Rd where we spent the evening listening to great live music. The local musicians have quite an astonishing repertoire of alternative rock covers. It sure beats the nauseating Justin Bieber/Celine Dion soundtrack of Singapore. We woke at 9 with the roosters and sat out on our deck overlooking The rice patties. Joel has just secured a scooter and is excitedly planning our day of exploring.