Day 3 Ubud

Day 3 Ubud

I woke at 5:30and read for a while, before getting up and making a “bucket” of tea and then I sat outside to write some emails and sew.

The others got up and we ate breakfast with Whyan as our helper. I was able to take some good photos using my telephoto lens of a butterfly and the yellow bird. The rain was delayed until after 10. We made morning tea using the kitchenette facilities. Then Val had a nap while we sat and sewed.

Yanek went and got his car to take us to the local Commonwealth bank to try to solve Pauline’s card issue. They had tried to take a taxi, but the driver wasn’t interested. While he was gone to get his car we watched the happenings in the street. Petrol costs approximately 70 cents a litre here. The petrol is different colours to indicate super / standard and the pump is carefully marked to show how much it is going to cost.

Eventually Pauline had her money issues solved and we drove down to the main shopping area. Yanek dropped us off near the palace and we found a restaurant for lunch. I had a steak sandwich minus the bread. Nice. Then we walked over to the palace and looked at the restoration in progress. The carving was just amazing. We walked back across the road to the market for more shopping therapy. This time on the top floor. It was so hot up there and it smelled of mice. I felt sorry for these stall holders as very few people ventured up the steps. 

The rain began late today about 3 pm and it was heavy. The traffic was also much heavier than yesterday. We stopped in a pub and had drinks hoping that the rain would ease. It didn’t and while I was lucky to have my plastic poncho in my backpack, the umbrella and jacket were at the unit. We watched all the various people going past until it was time to find another restaurant for dinner. Our second restaurant of the day was not the best one we have tried, but my fried rice was delicious and fresh.

Out from the restaurant into the dark and pouring rain. We walked up our road, dodging motor bikes parked on the footpath and even one driver driving his motor scooter down the path in the dark!

Back to our units to dump our treasures and some had a shower after being soaked. I made a cuppa. Yanek and his son bought them some banana and Nutella pancakes for super. The others were sewing and once again I was downloading and editing photos.

The rain stopped and soon the frogs and geckos were calling out. We even had three geckos above our table. One ran into my room when I opened the door. Fingers crossed he stays under the bed. I’m hoping it will be an earlier night tonight. Tomorrow we are going on a tour with Yanek. We did a lot of sitting/ sewing today, but it was lovely to have the opportunity to see the magnificent carvings at the palace. The steady rain is back, so my backdrop noise is crickets, frogs, rain and snoring friends.