Winter -2019 - 24. Our Daily Routine

24.  Our Daily Routine

Breakfast

When I write about some highlights we found in Bali you might think we are constantly on the go. When we stay in one spot for a month or so, we try to live a ‘normal’ life.

OK, we don’t cook as much when we are on ‘vacation’ but we try to stay put, near the town at least. I am sure that when you are at home you don’t visit all the attractions your State or Province has to offer every day, do you?

When we move away from the snow in Toronto, it’s because I just don’t want to shovel snow!

In Bali, in the place we are in, there is no cooking facility, so I get a vacation from cooking, too.

Exploring the Neighbourhood

While our routine is kind of like yours…. We sleep until about 8 AM, and then go for breakfast. The nice thing here is we kind of roll out of bed and breakfasts are served to us. We have some choices in what we’ll have that day, but it’s just nice to walk to the table and sit down and eat. We take our iPads with us because with our 2^nd cup of coffee, we read the news, check the emails, etc.  It’s relaxing.

Checking Out This Ornate Headdress

So about 9.30 AM we need to decide what to do. Yes, some days we just go back to the veranda in front of the room and read. We have tons of books on our iPad, so we can read anything we have stored there. Most days, however we walk. Walk, walk and more walking is our motto.  Carol wears a Fitbit and she has a goal of at least 10,000 steps a day… we usually exceed that in a day. 

Lunch is around 1 PM, we have many options where to eat. We make it a point to find places that are off the beaten track, it means walking to it. We scour the back roads to find unique places; we usually eat while we are on the way, in our search for what interests us. 
If it gets very hot, like close to 35 C (95F) we hide in our room.

I love A/C; not being used to the heat makes me appreciate this invention a lot. The heat is one thing, the humidity?  Yuk!

Checking Out These Fierce Wooden Masks

Dinner is kind of after dark. We are near the Equator here in Bali; we always have close to a 12 hour day and 12 hour night. Come 6 PM, darkness drops on to us very quickly. Another good invention was the light bulb.

Ah, our daily routine is like yours… before you know it the day has passed.

The best?  The very best part of being here?  NO WORK!  Ah, you cannot imagine how nice it is to not HAVE TO work for a living.

Supper at Cafe Des Artistes

I am smiling while I write this!   But keep reading… I’ll tell you what else we found on Bali and beyond.

I am glad you are jealous!  I was too at your age!