Erwin and Dorits' Endless Summer

After 2 weeks in Bali we feel quite settled and think we could stay here for the next three months without getting bored. Erwin has adjusted to the traffic and somtimes drives even worse than the Balinese.

Every morning we have been to one of the surfspots around Kuta. The last few days we had to stop or take a detour when going to the beach, because the Hindu’s first had a celebration and pilgered to the beach.

It was quite impressive to see so many people so we went for a stroll along the beach and enjoyed some local food.

@ Bigi&Chris: no, of course it was not Sponge Bob’s birthday party….;o)

We had to stay in our hotel a couple of nights longer, because on the 16th the Hindu’s celebrate Nyepi. It celebrates the end of the old year and the start of the new year based on the lunar cycle. The day before locals offer gifts of food and flowers to the ogho-ogho, a huge monster doll. The day of Neypi is one of complete inactivity, so that when the evil spirits do descend, they decide that Bali is uninhabited and therefor leave the island alone for another year.

Everything on Bali was closed and we were not allowed to leave our hotel for 24 hours. They closed everything, even windows from the outside and officially you were not even allowed to turn on your light.