Wednesday we had to get back into homeschooling, which was hard on Misa. She had no interest in school while sitting in a beautiful resort with a pool and beach beckoning. So after sleeping in, breakfast, and taking a looonnngg time to get ready, we started. It really wasn't much, but when we were done she was ready for a day of relaxation. So Katka and I had a day to ourselves. We started with a swim in the hotel pool, then went to Uluwatu Temple, which was built in the 11th century. It was a 45 minute car ride each way from Nusa Dua. We arrived and were met immediately by a local guide that provided the required sarong for me to cover my legs and a sash for Katka, which is all she needed because she was wearing long pants. The guide provided a little commentary, showed us the best places for photos and helped keep the monkeys from stealing our sunglasses, camera, and anything else they could get their hands on. Once again the monkey babies were better than the temple for me, and all of the monkeys were fun to watch. The temple itself was nice, if not terribly ornate, probably due to its age. I expected it to be much larger for some reason. Misa pointed out that it is better not to have expectations in advance, because then you are never disappointed but that is difficult. The temple sits atop very high cliffs with beautiful 180 degree views of the ocean.
Katka and I continued our date with dinner alone at our hotel while Misa watched TV and ate room service. Eat, Pray, Love was on TV, either by coincidence, or perhaps because they show it every day for tourists. We only watched TV one day and it was on, so that is the explanation I am going with. The theme at our hotel restaurant was Balinese night, so they had traditional Balinese music and dancing, similar to what we saw in Ubud, except the musicians and dancers were all children, 8-15 years old. It was much more entertaining than the music and dancing we saw in Ubud. When Misa heard the music in our room she came down to the restaurant to watch with us. It was a fun night.
Thursday morning we got up early to go to the beach before we had to check out of the hotel. Because it was not low tide there were waves, and the lazy river current was also still there, so we had a lot more fun. We returned to the room to shower and pack, checked out, ate lunch, and sat in the cafe doing homeschool and relaxing the rest of the day. Now we are headed to the airport for our flight to Darwin, a perfectly wonderful week complete.
