Journey 1: Bali Day 2
Day 2, we woke up early in the morning to take the speda ride from the hotel we were staying to Kintamani. As shown in the above pic, the distance that we were going to take was about 60 plus kilometres. If you are used to riding a bike for 60 km over per day, it shouldn't be any problem for you.
Self snapshot before heading out from the room. With the quality provided by the hotel to what we'd paid for it, it was the best deal ever. The room was clean and the bed was extra cozy. Although the view was not that great as ours was facing somebody else's house, we never had any complaint for what we had over there. Most importantly, the WIFI connection was fantastic.
Picture of ourself on the speda. Ignore the safety feature on my head since we were only provided with those pair of helmets. Can't expect me to fork out money for new set of helmets. Haha.
Bali road condition was good enough. Well, at least for us who stayed over 4 nights. The amount of motorists was huge and it did increase during peak hours. So don't expect excellent road conditions over there.
You will see lots of this thing while surfing through Bali traffic. The main religion in Bali is Buddhism. Over there, some rituals were performed in certain places, it would be nice for tourists to stop by and watch.
Self-snapshots while we were on the scooter. Skies were clear and the weather was a bit hot.
One thing for sure, if you rent a motorbike in Bali, don't worry much about the gas/fuel. There were a lot of small groceries (they call it warung) that had fuel by the side of the road. The cost of a bottle varies, depending on the places you're at. However, it shouldn't cost you more than RM4/bottle. Trust me, renting a motorbike will save your traveling time hustling & bustling through Bali's traffic and also your expense on transportation.
Random pictures taken on the way to Kintamani
Imagine the stench we had when we were trailing this small pick up van
The thing that caught our attention was the schooling system in Bali. It seemed that they brought cleaning tools to school. Another thing, we could not guess their school period. Imagine at 11 in the morning, we could see students walking home in groups. Maybe they finished school earlier compared to our local edu system.
After few hours (Yes, hours) on the speda, we reached Kintamani when the place was a bit cloudy. The scenery was picturesque. 3 hours well spent on a 100cc scooter, all they way from Kuta with limited stops. Haha.
Pictures taken while we were at Kintamani. The view of the volcano was outstanding. We went down to the lake just to get another look of the volcano itself.
Haha. Had to ask my wife to climb uphill since the speda was overload. The upclimbing was steep so one had to be left behind for a while. =P
Lunch at one of the halal restaurants with excellent view of the Mount Kintamani. Wife had ayam bakar madu while I opted for the buffet selections. Lunch was okay. Couldn't complain much since we were very hungry. Hehe.
On the way back to Kuta, it rained cats and dogs. We had to stopped by at a local store to buy some ponchos. Luckily it only rained at some parts on the way back. At least, the rain managed to cool ourself a bit since the weather was a bit hot and humid.
We also manage to grab another couple of pictures. The journey back from Kintamani was a bit tiring, considering we were already on the bike for quite some time. We didn't spend too much time at Kintamani and rushed back because I preferred to reach our hotel before sunset. Overall, the 2nd day experience was more on discovering new places. We didn't do much shopping except for some key chains that I got for a bargain. So, Kintamani was out of our list. Next stop would be Tanah Lot. Spoiler alert, it was awesome!
