Our first stop was a handicraft market, with lots of very nice stuff at reasonable prices. That was where Larry and I discovered that we each thought the other had brought a credit card. We had only a small amount of cash. That reined us in!
The next stop was a silversmith’s with very lovely jewelry. I couldn’t go in for long because they were burning incense but I stayed long enough to admire the workmanship.
At a Hindu temple we donned temple sarongs and West gave us a tour explaining that it was nearly 1000 years old and giving us a brief explanation of the various shrines and associated practices.
Next on the itinerary was a woodcarving shop where the same family has been working for 75 years. They use many kinds of wood, local and imported for neighbouring islands, to carve a wide variety of things: large and small, simple and complex.
Last stop before the drive back was a small restaurant where we burned some cash from Maria-Angelica and had a drink.
[Janice ill and skipped dinner; Larry Substituting]
In the evening everyone was taken out to a nearby Balinese restaurant which specialized in Indonesian Rijstaffel style. It was quite different and very impressive. While hot and varied hors d’oeuvres were served, we were entertained by a band playing very sycophantic xylophone and drum music and tiny Balinese ladies in native costume performed traditional Balinese dances. There was following a performance by a young boy doing a warrior dance.
The main course was delicious, often spicy hot but very delicious. The evening was topped off with a birthday cake for Sally-Jo and much singing. We all shared in the cake.
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