Bali

Bali is a relaively small island... you can drive around it in a day they say! So, starting in Kuta, we decided to take them up on the offer and rented a litle Jimmy. Wow! Driving over here is insane! I swear we were passed by 1000 scooters with families of 4 on them in laneways that were actually smaller than our car! After geting lost many times trying to leave our town, we decided one day around the island was unlikely. We eventually got into the open (relatively, still a whole lot of scooters!) and saw some of the countryside, and it was gorgeous. Terraced rice patties lined the volcanic mountains as far as we could see. And, like the stupid tourists we are, we decided to go see the biggest temple in Bali, during the biggest festival of the year! We didn't even get close the traffic (or parking lot) was so heavy.
Nothing a little kicking back, surfing and $5 massages won't fix though!