Day 48: Getting outta here!
This morning we decided we were done with Ubud. With the crazy number of tourists here, it just isn’t our cup of tea. The Ubud that we have heard so much about is no more – or maybe we just haven’t looked in the right place. But regardless, it’s time for us to move on to something new. We had heard about some great snorkeling places around the island, so after much negotiating, we finally managed to rent a car and driver this morning and headed out to Amed to get some nature in our system again!
The drive was quite beautiful, with rolling hills and rice paddy valleys surrounded by palm tree forests. Ah, back to the stuff we love! We arrived in Amed and looked around for a hotel, found one, dropped off our bags, and grabbed some snorkeling equipment. We were determined to get into nature as soon as possible! And we did!
The snorkeling right off the island is beautiful. The coral reaches right up to the beach, and there were so many fish all around, it was great! We spent a couple of hours in the water just in awe at the entire world that exists down there. We saw some cool new fish that we hadn’t seen before, like cuttlefish! We were so happy!
In the evening, we had a nice dinner at a small restaurant on the beach, and watched the sun set over the water. Then we grabbed a drink at another place right on the beach, and just relaxed and enjoyed the fresh air!
When we got back to our bungalow, two German girls were sitting on the porch next to ours so we joined them and started talking about our travels. They had just come from another island (which we had opted not to go to), but they were so convincing, we decided to change our plans and head there instead of following through on our original plan!
Tomorrow we have to work the plan out, so it’s going to be an early morning!
This morning we decided we were done with Ubud. With the crazy number of tourists here, it just isn’t our cup of tea. The Ubud that we have heard so much about is no more – or maybe we just haven’t looked in the right place. But regardless, it’s time for us to move on to something new. We had heard about some great snorkeling places around the island, so after much negotiating, we finally managed to rent a car and driver this morning and headed out to Amed to get some nature in our system again!
The drive was quite beautiful, with rolling hills and rice paddy valleys surrounded by palm tree forests. Ah, back to the stuff we love! We arrived in Amed and looked around for a hotel, found one, dropped off our bags, and grabbed some snorkeling equipment. We were determined to get into nature as soon as possible! And we did!
The snorkeling right off the island is beautiful. The coral reaches right up to the beach, and there were so many fish all around, it was great! We spent a couple of hours in the water just in awe at the entire world that exists down there. We saw some cool new fish that we hadn’t seen before, like cuttlefish! We were so happy!
In the evening, we had a nice dinner at a small restaurant on the beach, and watched the sun set over the water. Then we grabbed a drink at another place right on the beach, and just relaxed and enjoyed the fresh air!
When we got back to our bungalow, two German girls were sitting on the porch next to ours so we joined them and started talking about our travels. They had just come from another island (which we had opted not to go to), but they were so convincing, we decided to change our plans and head there instead of following through on our original plan!
Tomorrow we have to work the plan out, so it’s going to be an early morning!
Cuttlefish!
Dinner and a sunset
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