Bali - Day 4

We walk up from such a wonderful sleep. We sat outside our room in the courtyard and had some breakfast provided by the hotel. It was simple and delicious. After our cup of coffee our driver came and picked us up for our day trip. Our driver's name was Geday. That may not be spelled right but it was pronounced like the Australian G'Day mate. Geday was very kind as well as informative. Latanya told him that we wanted to meet Ketut. He was not familiar with the name but said we could ask around when we got near. Ketut lived near the town of Ubud and it was only about 30 minute drive away. As we made our way north we noticed that we would never be able to drive here. Not only do they drive on the wrong side of the road (left) but the roads can get really narrow. Before we arrived to Ketut's house we stopped by a textile weaving factory. We were able to see the process and of course the final garments. The skill of weaving is impressive. Though the materials were beautiful it was an obvious tourist trap and we moved on.

After asking a couple of people we found Ketut's house and headed inside. We were unannounced and hoped we would be able to see him. There was another woman talking to Ketut so we waited patiently until they finished. Latanya was a little nervous at this point. They finished and he called us over. He was so happy to meet us. He was so friendly and you could just tell that he has good spirit. We sat down and he immediately began giving Latanya a reading. He said she was so beautiful and would be very successful. Other highlights of his reading was that Latanya would be very happy, she is creative and that her and I are a great match. We were able just to chat with him for awhile. It was a really nice talk. We made sure to get a picture with and Latanya had him sign her book. Latanya sure had a great time and was so happy to be able to get a reading from him. It made her trip that much better. Geday proved extremely helpful as he was by our side during our visit and help translate when needed.

Next we headed to Tirta Empul. Tirta Empul is a temple northwest of the town of Ubud. Because Bali has volcanoes it also has hot springs. This temple had some hot springs and in Balinese fashion the hot springs were used as bathing pools. They created tunnels of stone that would spill the warm water out into a pool. The Balinese are then able to bath under the water spilling out. They were absolutely beautiful. We were able to walk around the grounds and really enjoy the surrounding area. The temple is wedged in a gorge surrounded in so much greenery. It was a beautiful day trip that gave us another perspective of the Balinese culture. After we walked around for awhile we headed back to Geday and headed back to Sanur.
When we got back we met up with Jess and Fran and had a lovely dinner thanks to Jess' sighting of the steak special sign. The next day was going to be a lazy beach day.....