These 9 are from the day before…..leaving the port and on route to and at the rice fields where we went ATVing.

Our guide today is Hartana. On the way …..the sights …..

Bali is 506 Sq Kms with a population of 4.2 million. It is 11 degrees south of equator. The rainy season Nov-March. Many people died in mud slides. It averages 125 inches of rain per year. 

The Hindu religion that is celebrated in Bali is different than in India. There are about 700 local languages in Indonesia but only one national language. 29 of March is day of silence when everything stops for 24 hours. It is a time for meditation, reflection, etc. The following day is celebrated as New Year’s Day.

Tourism is number one, outdoing agriculture as main income.  Arabica coffee beans as well as rustica coffee is grown and cocoa for chocolate. Did you know there are 4 types of rice…..ordinary white rice, sticky white, black and red. They do grow grapes for locally made wines 

The area was colonized by Dutch for 350 years…..and then by Japanese until the bombing at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. At that point the country became became a republic. Elections are held every 5 years. 

We are going to Lovina Beach Hotel for a day of sun and relaxation. Below are pictures of the “beach hotel”. The drounds were lovely but the beach……that left a whole lot to be desired.

Leaving the port……the waters were so full of garbage….