Through the South of Bali

 

We rented a scooter and tootled around the southern chunk of Bali. There are temples absolutely everywhere: every community/neighborhood has at least three! This one is a larger complex that was quite abandoned. Of course we found it while being lost--getting lost yields the best treasures!

This is what Austin looks like to the locals. hehe

This cliffside temple is Ulu Watu-- a highly sacred Balinese temple on the southwest side of the island. It is to worship the sea god and to protect the island. A bizillion monkeys life in this area and steal your sunglasses, waterbottles, and any bananas.

We drove here early ish in the day, only to find that we didn't have enough money for the entrance fees (40,000 R or about $3) BAH!!! We were told it cost half that much. Boo. We were a 7 km scooter ride from an ATM and a 14 km scooter ride to our hotel. We were super sun burnt and not pleased, so we turned around and battled the crazy roads to find an ATM. Of course, the first 3 we found didn't work, and then our cards wouldn't work on the last one. Finally on the 6th (?) try, we got it to work! Looking back, i wish we had taken out more money; we despise paying those ATM fees.