Welcome to Bali!

After almost 24 hours of travel time and skipping a day on the calendar, I arrived in Legian area of Kuta Bali. Today was pretty low key, went to the beach in the morning-- this is a very touristy surfer town and most everyone in the water was on a surf board. Too bad I've developed an unfounded fear of surfing. Lots of Australian, European, and Chinese tourists. There's a Swiss restaurant down the road but it didn't seem too popular. The Indonesians selling in their shops have an awkward Australian English accent and call you darling in their calls to get you to buy something. Large wooden penis bottle openers are a popular selling item that I first thought was those things you put in your shoe to keep it shaped. Today I met with one of our trip leaders for lunch. She's from Olympia and is a student at Evergreen. In one of the pics below you can see these little offering plates that line the streets and beach along with insense.