Trip to Bali

Kitimani Volcano

Rice Field between Ubud and Kitimani Volcano

I had to leave Autralia because of my visa expiring after 3 months, so Shelley and I took a 6 day trip to Bali for a short vacation.  I flew into Denpasar where Shelley met me and took me to our hotel (the Green Garden) in Kuta.  We spend a couple days there and then headed up to Ubud where we met  up with one of Shelley's friends that moved to bali almost 2 years ago now.  We met up with them and went out for dinner and Shelley caught up with Marcene.  The second day in Ubud we went to see the Kitimani Volcano (Still active last erupted in 1999) and on our way back went to a park and went on an elephant ride.  Very cool, while we sat and had our tea afterwards they had a couple baby orangotangs that Shelley and I played with for a bit before we headed back for Ubud.  The next Day we left early afternoon back for Kuta where we shopped sat by the pool and just relaxed for the rest of our time there.  It was a very nice place, very humid but very friendly. 

Pool at Green Garden Hotel in Kuta

Wedge

For a weekend away some of Trents Friends invited us to go up north for a couple days camping at Wedge Beach.  There are big sand dunes where everyone brings their 4 wheel drives and goes crazy.  We stayed for a couple nights and camped out in the car.  There was a lamb on a spit one night, we went to the beach, and just hung out.  It was a really good time (other than Trent hurting his knee).

Wedge Dunes

Richo writing with light in from of our camp site

My Garden

When we first got back to Australia I started a garden in the backyard to give me something to do and to be able to use fresh vegetables and herbs for cooking. That was about 3.5 months ago and I now have blossoms and fruit starting to bloom.  The lettuce grew the fastest, I've already been able to pick a couple heads of it and use it in salads.  The cherry tomatoes are just ripening now and will be ready to eat in a cuple weeks I'm sure. 

Before and After shot of the whole Garden (Before photos taken some time late June, After taken a few days ago)



Before & After of the Cherry Tomatoes





My Herb Garden Everything grew so quickly I had to trim it all back and now have some freshly dried herbs as well. 




A brunch I made using fresh Herbs from the garden as well as the lettuce for the salad.