Sunday, October 2 – Bali to Hong Kong

Bali to Hong Kong.  We slept in, so were at breakfast with some of our group. Then we wandered the grounds for a couple of hours, packed up and got on the bus, after lingering farewells with the 13 who were going on to Ubud.
Plunging into the absolute chaos that is Denpasar Airport, we were most grateful for the services of our agent. We learned that there was an exit tax of 150,000 Rupiah ($16), payable in local currency, so had to line up to change money. Next we lined up to check in for our flight. Then our agent processed our exit tax for us, bypassing that line-up. Next was the immigration line, then security. We were then free to roam the concourse for an hour or so. We, the Watts and the Wilkins had a drink and snack with our left over funds. Then through one last security check and we were into the boarding area, when we finally lined up to board our flight.
On board, few were told that a typhoon hit the Philippines yesterday causing a list of problems and that we might hit some part of it as we crossed the South China Sea. The flight was delayed by air traffic control who didn’t like the flight plan apparently. Eventually we took off somewhat behind schedule. We hit a few patches of turbulence but otherwise the flight to Hong Kong was uneventful.
We hopped ito a cab to our hotel, saying goodbye to Glenda, Barb, Dave, Margo and Mike. Our cab was so speedy we thought we might have gotten to our Kowloon hotel before they got to the airport one! Nice hotel, good to be on the “Club Floor” where we’re pampered royally.

Photos 2 Oct