The End

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Tanzania 2007

Bali 2006

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Another great trip has come to an end. Memories were made, and here are some impressions of our holiday in Bali. Remember, go to the bottom of this page and scroll up to see the photo's in chronological order.

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Bye Bye Bali!

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Nienke came to hang out at our hotel for the afternoon, here with Willem in the shower.

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Nienke went for the Monkey Pina...

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Dinner at Poppies in Kuta

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Another colleague of Willem was in Bali; Nienke met us for sunset and dinner in Kuta.

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Another day of luxery leisure, our national treasure at hand...

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The hotel was so kind as to deliver a birthday cake to the room for the birthday-boy!

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A Birthday Breakfast for Willem!

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Ain't it a glamorous life...

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Willem in the room enjoying the welcome fruit platter.

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After rouging it for a few days and the harrowing boat ride, we quickly took shelter in the next 5 star resort... Sofitel Seminyak.

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We made it safely to shore! If you click on (any) photo, a larger version will appear in which you can clearly see just how many people are still on the boat, despite all these people on the beach already having gotten off it.

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Up on the roof with the locals, fowl and all (in the little wicker basket), for two hours over the sea .

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Time to leave Bounty Island; on a rickety boat packed with people, most of them on the roof (...) we set off for a two hour boatride on the 'local ferry, as opposed to the 'tourist transfer' we had arrived with... a different experience all together!

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And the sun gently sets...

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After a busy day of drift diving, some time to relax.

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A great dive comes to an end

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Floating right along

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Lots of fishies and coral

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Getting ready to take the plunge

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Eric went drift-diving, where the ocean's current just drags you along. A boat drops you off in one spot, and one hour later, picks you up several miles down stream...it was really cool...

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Willem's favourite animal: the gecko

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Happy Hour(s)

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Dedicated to the Gods, this girl places offerings all around the resort.

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On the cliff next to the resort

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Willem enjoying the view and the gentle sea breeze in the resort's restaurant.

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We settled for the Mushroom Bay Bungalows, a lovely place. The island has limited fresh water so showers (and brushing teeth) are with salt water and the toilet is flushed manually. The locals where proud to say that they did have electricity around the clock now...

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And there it is...

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Eric on the boat to Lembongan

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And our next stop is Lembongan Island, a laid-back bounty island just off Bali. Here's Willem while on the boat ride over.

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As we left Ubud, these kids were preparing for another schoolday

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After the show, some more food, this is at Nomad's, our favourite restaurant in Ubud.

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The next night we went to another performance at the Ubud Palace.

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This guy's apparently very popular.

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Kodak moment

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Ubud is surrounded by some of the most spectacular rice terraces in Bali.

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A lovely breakfast was brought up to the terrace as soon as 'they' saw movement...

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Goodmorning!

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The performance ends with a guy with a horse head dancing barefeet through a pile of burning coconut shells...