We’re staying in Uluwatu in the southwestern region of Bali.  A long time family friend and co-worker, Gary Clisby, told me he had a friend with a place in Bali, so he put us in contact with, Tim, who is letting us stay in an amazing place called Villa MacBeth, which is right on the cliff above the Uluwatu surf break. Eliana (Tim’s girlfriend) was even nice enough to pick us up at the airport!  Thank goodness she did as the driving in Bali is absolute madness.  They are supposed drive on the left side of the road, which after being in Australia was easy to adjust to, however there are so many motorbikes zigging in and out of traffic and people here just drive in whatever space is open…which includes on sidewalks if there happens to be one.  Eliana explained Bali’s crazy driving as “the rules here are there are no rules, drive in the middle of the road and use your horn a lot”.

Thanks to Tim and Eliana for being great hosts!  We had dinner with them the first night at this cute Warung, YeYe’s. It was great because over dinner and a couple glasses of wine we were able to pick their brains about what to do in Bali.  The food has been awesome as well! Just about every eating place is called a Warung, which simply means of small family owned business, often a casual, usually outdoor restaurant.

If you’re coming to Bali definitely inquire about renting Villa MacBeth as its an fabulous place to stay. It’s very spacious with four bedrooms each with its own bathroom. A high pitched roof in traditional Balinese style with doors that open all the way for indoor/outdoor living, which opens to a deck with a private pool with a beautiful view of Uluwatu and you can here the waves crashing as you lounge in the hammock.

We are loving it here!  Everyone has been so friendly and happy. We are also really looking forward to this weekend when we get to spend time with the kids from the orphanage.  They are in school Monday thru Saturday so this Sunday the 15th and the following Sunday the 22nd we’ll get to spend all day with two different groups of kids!