Bali feels like a dream now that we’ve been back 3 whole weeks. In these 3 weeks we’ve had 2 sorry days, the clinic and crèche have been broken into, the shop broken into twice, federal police have visited, someone took a shit in our laundry while we were at work, a blackout that lasted 4 hours in the middle of the day (shop has no generator), start of the wet season yay!, and the lady who works at the clinic had her little silky mauled to death by camp dogs. I’m sure I’ve left something out, but you get the picture.
Today our work colleague got the call from the boss in town saying they were reducing the staff due to low attendance and she will not be required next year. She’s leaving in 2 weeks, and so did enquire with urgency. Who knows what they have planned for us? We don’t appreciate the insecurity, even at the best of times. Anyway we’re all looking forward to drinks tonight at the cattle station.
We found a link to a short video of the music festival that was held at our school back in July. We played at it. We played some Johnny Cash, Violent Femmes, Eddie Vedder & one of Anthea’s originals. There were 4 of us and Anthea and I swapped between violin, guitar, bass & vocals for most songs. Fortunately that footage of us didn’t make it onto this video link. However, the posters we made with kids did make it on.
Link here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1tBM5Ug62g
Here are some photos of Bali. We stayed at Legian Beach Hotel. I recommend it. But we only had 5 nights, which is not enough with these types of jobs, and the fact that it takes 8 hours to drive to Darwin Airport.
We hired a driver for a day trip and an afternoon evening trip. He was very nice and knowledgeable, although he was a little pushy for my liking, like so many other locals working in the very crowded tourist industry there. He made me buy a souvenir Bali plate that has our photo printed on it from a traditional show we attended. We will treasure it forever. It has gone straight to the pool room (that’s the top of the microwave for us).
If we go back I’d probably stay at Seminyak where it’s quieter. We had a good time shopping. And the local food is pretty good if you know where to find it. We also bought 2 beautiful paintings.
Today our work colleague got the call from the boss in town saying they were reducing the staff due to low attendance and she will not be required next year. She’s leaving in 2 weeks, and so did enquire with urgency. Who knows what they have planned for us? We don’t appreciate the insecurity, even at the best of times. Anyway we’re all looking forward to drinks tonight at the cattle station.
We found a link to a short video of the music festival that was held at our school back in July. We played at it. We played some Johnny Cash, Violent Femmes, Eddie Vedder & one of Anthea’s originals. There were 4 of us and Anthea and I swapped between violin, guitar, bass & vocals for most songs. Fortunately that footage of us didn’t make it onto this video link. However, the posters we made with kids did make it on.
Link here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1tBM5Ug62g
Here are some photos of Bali. We stayed at Legian Beach Hotel. I recommend it. But we only had 5 nights, which is not enough with these types of jobs, and the fact that it takes 8 hours to drive to Darwin Airport.
We hired a driver for a day trip and an afternoon evening trip. He was very nice and knowledgeable, although he was a little pushy for my liking, like so many other locals working in the very crowded tourist industry there. He made me buy a souvenir Bali plate that has our photo printed on it from a traditional show we attended. We will treasure it forever. It has gone straight to the pool room (that’s the top of the microwave for us).
If we go back I’d probably stay at Seminyak where it’s quieter. We had a good time shopping. And the local food is pretty good if you know where to find it. We also bought 2 beautiful paintings.
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