We loved this Homestay, Bulian Bali. We had our own little cabin with a balcony that overlooked the forest (jungle?) Here are some photos of our room and it might be hard to notice but on the yellow throw on the bed they spelled out Clint’s name and my name in yellow flowers. We got to our room and unpacked a bit and then headed down many, many stairs to the bar/restaurant to get a beer. We are on the side of a small mountain. After that, we came up to the Lobby and they had everyone dress up in traditional clothing and then we sat at a table and made blessings. After we finished our blessings, we walked down a LOT of stairs again and were blessed, all of us in circle. It was quite moving to be honest and as many of you know, Clint and I aren’t religious but these types of ceremonies still touch my heart.
Entering the lobby 
Our cabin on the right, there were a LOT of stairs at this place! 
Our beautiful room, on the yellow and black runner, they had our names written in yellow flowers 
Bathroom with prerequisite shower head! 
Clint and I with the blessings we made 
Our group being blessed
After we made our blessings and were blessed, our guide walked us all through the village to show us around and he took us to a temple in the village. The history of this village is unique, it’s a very isolated village and is sometimes referred to as the “Lost Kingdom” or “The Land of Curses”. We also saw Red Coconuts which can also appear yellow, and the coconut water is very mild, refreshing and slightly sweeter than the coconut we know. I didn’t even know there were different types. After our walk, we returned to the Homestay and went down LOTS of stairs, again to have a beer and wait for dinner. They had huge bean bag chairs in the corner with a big table and that’s where a few of us hung out until dinner time. Dinner was traditional, chicken dishes, rice etc. It was a fun evening; they brought in Balinese dancers and they got us all up on the floor at different times to dance with them. After they finished, a band showed up and they played great music. Of course, then the Karaoke started! We were the only people here and there were just 8 (plus our guide)of us so it was quite a special evening. I should mention, we had the same guide, Asron was his name for the entire month we were in Indonesia. I have never done Karaoke in my life, primarily because I can’t sing, but I have done so much Karaoke on this trip! People were taking turns and our guide always sings Country Roads lol. Kelly from New Zealand asked me to go with her to sing a song and so we did and then Robert from the US joined us. We had such a great evening.
Walking through the village 
Village street 
Red coconuts 
Us in our traditional dress 
Our group 
The bar 
Balinese dancer 
Balinese Dancer teaching Clint ! 
Karaoke ! Kelly, myself and Robert and then a random dude that works there ! I guess he wanted in on the fun lol
We left here and headed to Kintamani. And wouldn’t you know it? The only time it rained in Indonesia and we were on a hike in the jungle!
Stay tuned….
You do realize that Trum by this point Is very bored and wondering If he’s an orphan as you both have been away a long time!
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hahaha you always make me laugh Wayne ! But you’re probably right….
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Excellent photos, so pretty and very different to our western culture. Tofino is right, Trum must be very upset! 😭
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haha yes poor Trum, we did take him Algonquin Park for 4 weeks in the Fall though and he got out of the truck !
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The jet lag must have been very hard on you guys, that’s got to be eight or more hours difference.
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It was 12 hours time difference and in my last post on this trip, which I have scheduled, I will say that it took us 49 hours to get home and yes a long time to recover. Especially cause we’re old now lol
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Oh my gosh, I tip my hat to you both! There’s no way I could handle the lag and having to take a lot of meds daily would be a real complication. 😂
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You are right, that was very confusing about our meds we take. Is it morning, is it night? That part was a bit complex
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🙏🏻❤️
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All so beautiful, especially you two! 😊
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Ah thanks Michele!
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The architecture, towering in the background or looking at it from afar, continues to amaze me. You always are on the go, with so little down time, so there’s lots of time to make a lot of good memories. I thought perhaps the native dress your group was each wearing was just for dinner or a religious gathering, but then you were walking along in these outfits in the one picture. Well, you got to wear your own clothes for karaoke and dancing – that’s a great picture of Clint learning the dance moves and yay you, leading everyone in karaoke. 🙂 Your room was nice – a fancy bed. Did you encounter mosquitoes at all on this trip. I know that’s not mosquito netting but I was just curious, especially since your next post will be about a rainy walk in the jungle.
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We had to walk through the village to a temple wearing our fancy clothes! And they were hot because we wore them over our own clothes. No we didn’t have any mosquitoes at all which was good. I had never done karaoke until this trip and I cannot sing so probably won’t be doing it anymore lol
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