This morning bikes were waiting for us; so we jumped on them and got going – first passing by Ubud’s Monkey Forest to our first stop – the Birth Clinic of the Bumi Sehat Foundation, a project supported by Intrepid.

We got an introduction to the project and a tour of the clinic before we continued our bikeride. Our next stops (only like 20 minutes later) was for the true intrepid traveller … we stopped at a local vendor and had a chance to sample a locally produced fermented, alcohol-free coconut based drink … it had a somewhat funny taste, though pretty refreshing.

We continued on … with the occasional break here and there … to finally finish the ride close to the Sangeh Monkey Forest.

In the evening the group got together again to visit a performance of traditional Kechak and Fire Dancing. Footage below …

I made it to Bali with Singapore Airlines through (somehow to be expected) Singapore; with the arrival in Denpasar mid-day. Immigration and customs went smoothly and efficiently, same for the drive to the hotel in Ubud (around 35 km away).

After arrival I started my usual exploration of town to get some first impressions of town.

In the evening the group (or the part of the group that had already arrived) met up the first time for a first impression of Balinese culture – at the Gianyar night market. Dinner based on what the stalls had on offer … some of it tasty, some of it interesting and some of it surprising.