Bali
This is a wonderful place although very hot with 65% humidity. Yesterday was a quiet day, we were up fairly late had a nice breakfast with sweat running down our brows, before excitement of excitements we took our dirty washing to a local laundry. The laundry had been recommended to us by the lady who picked us up from the airport. We couldn't go there though until we had battled with the local ATM to get some money out. You could only take a million rupiahs out at a time. (15,000 to the pound) when you get the cash you feel rich but 90,000 is only £6.
At the laundry our clothes were weighed and we were presented with a bill for just under £5 for three kilos of washing , and this included ironing.
It was then back to the hotel and down to the swimming pool which was like entering a warm bath. For me the major problem was to find some shade.
We had been in touch with our friend Sarah and arranged to meet her later in the afternoon so there was plenty of time for a swim and to read. At about four we got a message from Sarah, saying that she and her family were on the beach to the right of our hotel.
We duly set off in search of them. We reached the beach and turned right and walked for a couple  of hundred yards before deciding that she must be in the opposite direction so we turned around and trudged along the beach. When we reached the end did our beach we decided to give her a ring, yes you have guessed it, she was just a little further along in the direction we had taken at he start, so back we went, all good for my sylph like figure.
Sarah very kindly came to meet us and we spent a very pleasant time on the beach with her and Irawayan and Jolita. We then went for a beer , during which I had to go and fetch our laundry, all done and pressed. We decided to go for a meal together and had a very good meal in a local restaurant before putting them all into a car to drive home. We had a really nice time with them.
Tomorrow a trip to the volcano.