Bali total relax holiday

After weeks of anticipation, we took off for our summer holiday: 10 days on the Indonesian island of Bali. After a long trip (two flights and a very scenic 3.5 hour car ride) we arrived at our villa directly on Lovina beach. Welcomed with drinks, great food and the sound of the waves, we put down our luggage and took a refreshing dip in the pool before falling sound asleep in the comfortable beds of the spacious thatch-roofed house. And that's pretty much what we did for the holiday: eat, drink, swim in pool, eat, swim in sea, drink, read, eat some more and sleep. We were positively spoilt by two lovely ladies who came to prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner for us every day. The kids never tired of jumping, diving, finding flowers in the beautiful garden and making new friends on the beach. One morning we got up before sunrise to go dolphin watching. A local fisherman picked us up in his boat on the beach in front of our villa. Patience required, but we did get to see quite a number of dolphins swimming and jumping right next to the boat. The kids were of course delighted. Two trips in bemos (local mini buses) to Seririt and Singaraja to see the local markets were fun too. On the return ride through the mountains to the airport, we were surrounded by the strong smell of cloves that were drying on tarps along the road. The spice harvest had just started. It was a great relaxing holiday and we went back to Shanghai with our batteries recharged.