and thats how we wandered...: Bali, Indonesia...Day 3...

After a tiring day 2, we had plans for a relaxed day 3. Our first trip was to Besakih temple, the mother temple in Bali. This was the largest temple in Bali and we had read that every village in Bali should have a temple which should face in the direction of this mother temple. It was again a long drive from Amed, in which, I believe we lost our way, quite a few number of times. We reached the temple by around 11 or so, and it was a good 1km climb after the car parking area. We walked, saw around the temple, and to be frank, I was feeling saturated with temples. It was one of the mistakes in the itinerary clubbing many temples in the first few days, and I could not really enjoy the beauty so much. We were hassled by the locals claiming we could enter only with them; however we managed to get rid of them and get in. It was a temple complex, more than a temple, and there were so many small temples along with a few big ones. It was a long walk inside the temple complex, and I was tired and I could not climb the last one. Kirti managed to see that one as well and we walked back, and it started raining then. We protected the camera, allowing ourselves to get drenched ;) . We went back to the car parking area and started our journey back to the hotel.

I had planned to do snorkeling that afternoon. However my hopes were down as we were already late and it was raining. And to add salt to injury, we lost our way as well. We reached back Amed by around 3pm, I went to the agency that I had contacted for snorkeling. Christina, the head of Amed Scuba, was infected with chicken pox when I went there. I talked to her with 5 minutes or so, and we decided not to do it with her fearing that we would get infected. We had a trip to our home 2 weeks later, and we did not want to cancel that at any cost. We went over to hotel, changed, came over to Wawa wewe to have food, there we met with some locals, who arranged a snorkeling for much cheaper cost. A local agreed to be my guide, I put on the life jacket, and after letting know Kirti my last wishes, I went to explore the underwater life. ;)

This snap was after advising her of what to do, in case life jacket sinks me... ;)

It was an incredible experience; Amed was famous for its coral life. I was so amazed with the colors and beauty of the corals and small fishes over there. Blue, red, pink, violet and all these in different shades, it was truly amazing. Even when I am writing this, I could feel the excitement. Kirti, even if she was scared, went just a little in the shore and saw a few fishes. This was one thing which she missed in the tour. Indeed a breathtaking experience for a first time snorkeler.