DID: Back to the Grand Hyatt for more waterslide action. This time on the 10am shuttle. Very convenient and comfy (it’s a 16-pax bus).
Brought inner tubes for additional thrills on the slide. With it, Rhys could ride just ahead of me, and felt like he was on his own. He was singing ‘I like to move it, move it’ on the way down, made me giggle every time.
Went over to Geger Beach in the afternoon (just outside the gates of Nusa Dua, about a 15 minute drive from the Grand Hyatt.) Nice, simple beach with a few restaurants, lounge chairs/umbrellas for hire and beachfront massages. We were there just for a change of pace for lunch (we’ve eaten nearly everything off the Hyatt menu!), otherwise not much reason to go there (Hyatt beach is nicer, less crowded – plus the taxis on the way back rip you off. It’s either them or a verrrry long walk and don’t they know it!)
Dinner/early evening in Benoa (peninsula stretching north from Nusa Dua). More of the same tourist stuff, lots of big resorts here such (ie Conrad, Club Med). Resorts nice, outside resorts not so nice.
Headed back to Sanur for dessert and a mani/pedi. Spas are open until 11pm so can maximize daylight hours at the pool and save pampering for the evening. Went into one that was a bit sketchy looking but very popular. Spa has a ‘Dr Fish’ tank in the entrance – huge aquarium filled with little fish that like to feed on dead skin and bacteria on your feet. For the hour and a half I was at the spa, the fish were fed constantly, four feet at a time. Tried to get Jason to try it but he wanted no part of it. Rhys put his hand in and got totally freaked out, it was funny. I didn’t get a chance to test it out, maybe later this week…
Tried to find balloons/party decorations to hang up in the room for Jason’s bday but came up empty. Might have to get creative with toilet paper!
ATE: Club breakfast, we’ve got our ordering system down now, just the right amount of food for breakfast plus a few snacks for later.
Lunch, @ Geger Beach. Gavin had fried rice, I had mie goreng (fried noodles) with chicken, Jason had a mound of grilled shrimp (for $5!), Rhys had a grilled cheese + fries. Shrimp definitely the big winner, fries were also excellent (but overall a very decent meal).
Dinner – Bumbu Bali Restaurant 2. http://www.balifoods.com/Restaurant opened by a former Hyatt chef (might as well stick to the Hyatt formula, it’s working so far!) Reviews said menu focused on local/seasonal ingredients. Didn’t get that sense when we were there (menu didn’t appear to change) but had a really hard time deciding what to order because everything looked so good. Unfortunately the meal didn’t live up to expectations. Although flavors were pretty good, pork and beef dishes were tough and no one cared for the chicken dish. (We ordered beef stewed in coconut milk, baby chicken in banana leaf and spicy soy pork.) Thumbs down.
Dessert – Ice cream at Café Batujimbar in Sanur (same restaurant as 2nd night in Bali.) Festive atmosphere (salsa dancing and a band on the front terrace) and the big glass dessert case drew us in. Good stuff.
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