Holiday in Bali

It didn't upload the pictures I uploaded in order so they are all mixed up but here are the high points of our trip to Bali! ...

On Sunday, we went snorkeling in the ocean [obviously]. I was pretty nervous, but it was lots of fun! I didn't swim down too deep, being that I was just getting the hang of it. But I had a great time learning and doing something new! I definitely want to go again! Maybe in Hawaii or Thailand next time ;)

Erik went a little deeper ... He caught on a little faster! :) He loved it, too!

After we went snorkeling, we went to a temple near by. We had to put these "shawls" on cover up our knees. You can see the temple in the background. It was a beautiful view, we got to see the sunset over the Indian ocean, and then watch a traditional fire dance.

Before we went over to the temple (yes we did all this in one day) we went to Turtle Island. It was basically a mini zoo with turtles, birds, and some monkeys. Oh, and snakes!

Me holding the turtle! I thought I was being pretty brave :)

The boat we went snorkeling in. Well, not the exact one, but ours was very similar.

Beautiful sunset!

Okay, we're going backwards in time now. This is on Saturday. After our bike ride (which is down a little) we went to the monkey sanctuary. I was a little skiddish of the monkeys as you can see. But it was neat to see all the little guys (and big) running around. And Erik really enjoyed it.

During the bike ride, we stopped at some rice patties and helped the local women. At least we tried to help. The mud made our feet softer :)

Heading out for our 25k bike ride! It was 98% downhill though .. PTL! :)

Breakfast before the bike ride ... beautiful scenery and yummy food! And GREAT friends :)

At the end of our lonnngg, but wonderful day. Happy friends <3

New day. Friday. After we got some massages in the morning, we spent most of the day relaxing by our wonderful pool.

Where we got our massages! They were definitely FULL body, so it was quite the experience, but very relaxing and wonderful! Glad I had Erik there! :)

Our first day there (Thursday) was spent on Sanur beach. About a 5 minute walk from our hotel. Lots of fun shops there, and a beautiful beach.

Our hotel room. We loved it. It was perfect! :)

We got to eat at some wonderful places this trip, this was one of them!

Well, that pretty much sums it up. We had a lot of fun and felt so blessed each day. The Lord really looked over the details of the trip and kept us safe and healthy. Chris and Katie were wonderful traveling partners. If anyone is interested in a trip to Bali, let us know! :)

We're back in Jakarta now just relaxing at home for the next few days. We have a couple of places in Jakarta we want to see that we haven't had the chance to yet. But mostly, we are just going to relax in our apartment and watch a lot of movies! We are so thankful for this relaxing time! We head back to school Monday, September 5th! We'll be ready! :)