Please quote Steve as "having conquered" Bali's roads. the drive from Ubud to Munduk was easily the most harrowing experience for each of us. check the map to see the ridge that he drove , which was possibly the easy part, before the sharp descent to Puri Lumbung cottages in Mundul. a real white -knuckle ride but when we arrived, how utterly beautiful. still unable to get to a place that allows me to load pictures, but we were at an elevation of about 3,000 ft., overlooking rice paddies, coffee, clove, vanilla and coca trees, and could see the coast in the distance, on which the sun set last night.

our waterfall hike this morning took us along the trails and roads that wind through all those trees and our guide pointed out so many wonderful plants and spices, and flowers as we walked for a couple of hours before heading to this town of Permuteran. in the absence of our own pictures, I refer you to the Web page that may show the beach we were on today. WWW.balitamansari.com. When we pulled into the parking area, Steve was pretty happy that it was the last driving he will have to do while we are in Indonesia. as the locals all keep saying "hati-hati". ("careful!") We stay here for two nights, and will walk ( of course!) swim, snorkel and sleep.

This has really been a magical week, with each place we see more surprising and thrilling than the last.