Day 13

So, day 13 really picks up where my last blog left off... the night of the 12th. We got a driver to pick all of us girls up and take us to dinner. Dagmara had recommended a restaurant on Jl Raya called Nomad so we went there. Wow. I had the tastiest tenderloin steak with mushrooms and vegetables, and Elise had the most amazing looking chilli crab. It was a really great dinner, especially for Jess and Ali's last night out. Then we got our transport to drop us off near the football field so that we could keep drinking. Ali was still feeling a bit under the weather so she opted to go home, but Jess, Elise and I went on to XL lounge just across from the football field. It's a pretty trendy looking place I suppose. We had a couple of drinks, got seated next to these two older Australian guys from Melbourne. One was pretty cool, we all chatted a bit about being an Australian but not being a "Kuta" Aussie... The other guy was pretty drunk and we kinda kept clear of him. They came over to CP with us afterwards though because we knew it'd be busy there and they'd have fun. Aren't we good customers, bringing in more people? hehehe

Anyway, a couple of hours at CP turned into the whole night there, and before we knew it, we were the last ones in the bar (again). We were all still having a good time though so we decided to invite some friends over for a late night/early morning swim at my villa. It was pretty cool, and the least that we could offer our rides home for the night.

Being that we had a mammoth night out, none of us were really up at a decent hour the next day, but midday was the cutoff for sleep because like it or not, the girls had their last day ahead of them. We organised another driver and drove off to lunch in Ubud- Mojo's Flying Burritos. Yum! And a carafe of Sangria to keep the hangover at bay for a little while longer. Then we walked down Jl. Raya, went into a little Silver shop called Studio Perak. Kept walking, went through the Ubud Markets which was fun for the girls to see. Both had the chance to barter (i think it was for the first time...), but within two minutes of being in there I was already so sick of the tourists. Some can just be so pushy and rude... And yes, I said tourists, not the sellers. :)

We kept walking around, Jess and I decided to get a manicure on Jl Monkey Forest which was a really nice, relaxing experience for us. The girls picked up a few little gifts for family and then we made our way home. The driver taking the girls to the airport was due at 6.30, so we had enough time for them to do their last minute packing, and a quick dangle of the legs in the pool, and then they were off. It was sad, but I know I will see them back home in Adelaide in two weeks. I was so happy and lucky to have them come and visit me while I am here, it just makes my time here so much more memorable. :)

Next was dinner with Dagmara at a place called Mangga Madu. Pretty tasty, but I was still so tired from the night/morning before, as was Elise, that we both decided to stay in for the night, and get a decent amount of sleep. Which we did. And that brings us to today. It's Valentines day, and I was woken up at  4.54am by a Valentines msg from Australia... Thanks Dave. ;)

Got a bit of work to do today so that I can hopefully have a good night at this Charity gig tonight. Should be fun, but now it's time for work!

xx