A Twelve-and-a-half-hour Tour… a Twelve-and-a-half-hour Tour!

I know I’m going to regret this later. I know I’m going to wish I had scribbled down as much as I could to ensure I captured the details of the day. But I’m too tired from the journey here and the minimal nap I grabbed at Clamonic House before the pickup this AM.

But here are a couple of “official” shots from the Elephant Reserve and the White Water Rafting experiences hosted by Bali Adventure Tours. I paid 600,000 Indonesian Rupiah for two USB sticks rather than buying two photo sheets for 270,000 rupiah. So I splurged — I couldn’t make any decisions on picking a photo from them to get printed and I figured with my luck I’d get the photos soaked along the way. The USB stick seemed worth $22.50 apiece.

This is Alex and Noki from Sumatra.  They’ve been together for 20 years, the last 16 of which here in Bali.

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My tour group was 5 people strong… and the white water rafts held typically 4 passengers and a captain guide.  I joined a family of three from Germany — Debbie, Christian and their son Ben.  I asked our guide’s name three or four times and then felt self-conscious I still didn’t understand what he said in reply.  This is true whether or not English is one’s first, third, or sixth language.  I *think* he said it was Martin but that may be way, way off.