Time for a bit of a mooch around the island! Didn’t fancy subjecting myself or the ponies to another game of, ‘Drag the bear in a small cart’, so opted for a a more suitable electric scooter. This thing is good for about 25 kph with a fair wind behind, but perfect for hauling us on the quest for the coldest beer. Unlike the failed kebab hunt in Turkiye with the unforgivable sin of chips ‘IN’ the bloody kebab, beer here has been pretty acceptable. With few exceptions the beverage that seemingly sponsors many hairy armed Aussies, has been cold, plentiful and cheap. Our little scooter did pretty much what it says on the tin, not a lot! My whipper-snipper gets moving quicker than this thing. There is a handy horn for annoying influencers mid content filming and a light for those, after dark/shoulda left earlier, occasions. A gentle potter up to Turtle Beach on the North of the Island was first on the agenda. Beach bean bags settled into. 2 ice cold Bintangs please. A mumble of Bahasa suggested that we were off to a poor start. “I can put a few in the freezer”, chirps our friendly waiter. Hmmm, was kinda hoping for now ish on the first beer front! Simple, speedy solution implemented by brand substitution, crisis avoided!
J4X managed to befriend a local lawnmowing/fertilising contractor before the greedy little bugger made a B-line for the straw hat. Time to fire up the trusty scooter and amble on.
Generally, I get to be the only bear on the premises, so a little surprised to find a whole row them taking up the sofas, slurping ale and generally being rowdy. Another round of Bintangs please!
Pink Coco up next! We have booked into a Pink Coco hotel for our last couple of nights in Uluwatu, so keen for a shoofty! Pink is a bit of an understatement and the all glass internal walls could be a touch confronting. Also confronting is the possibility that guests in this adults only venue possibly share more than Bintangs. No dramas with pink or glass walls but certainly not a fan of the whole, ‘room keys into the hat’ thing so will be avoiding that like the plague if it rears its ugly head. Two gin and tonics please. Got to love a venue that starts 2 for 1 happy hour at midday. Cheers!
Off back to our humble abode for a siesta before a trip back West for sunset. Weather looked a little iffy later, but sod it, only water right. Half way round the island, the water was getting a tad shouty, so hit the brakes and dived into a bar before the skies opened. Grazed out way though some nibbles and a selection of beverages waiting for the rain to stop. Spotted a couple of lasses looking a touch damp on horseback. Have to assume they were off to shoot some sunset footage and came off second best. Weather 2: Influencers 0.
Just as the weather was clearing, Essex couple, Lee and Ellie from the wedding pop up so off we go to the Irish bar to say hi. Couple of quiet libations before navigating flooded roads back to bed.
I blame it on the weather, but woke up with an annoyingly sore ear. That and the colds we have been incubating appear to reaching their adult phase. Off to the Quack then! General anti snot/coughy stuff prescribed plus ear drops and a session on the nebuliser for JAX. Our sponsors, ElfBar, Gordon’s and Bintang have denied any responsibility for this.
Another gentle arvo before heading out on the scoot for a sunset feed. On the way home, the poor little scooter battery went from 3 bars of happiness to angry flashing red in about 200 metres, so sloped into last night’s rain refuge for a few nightcaps and another fire dance session, whilst the scoot slurped enough charge to get us home.
Hoping some of this anti cold/ear stuff does some of its business before the morning and our boat ride across the Lombok Straight!
