Day at the Beach

The lounge chairs where women come by and give you a
pedicure, manicure or massage right on the beach

Today we headed to Sanur, the closest beach to Ubud.  Gede, our driver knew of a quiet beach that was perfect.  There were almost no waves, there were lounge chairs you could rent, a small restaurant right on the beach, a nice bathroom and a gelato stand.  The boys enjoyed playing in the sand with a British boy and a local boy making dribble castles.  There was also a small man-made island that we swam to that had a couple of pagodas to hang out in.  It was great to swim in warm water and play on the beach.

After heading home, we ended up walking through the rice paddies over to Sari Organik, a restaurant and organic farm located in the rice paddies about 800 m from the closest street.  This fixed a major calorie deficit that was causing a case of extreme grumpiness in the boys.  On the walk home, Henry said to me, "Mom, if someone who smokes asks you for money, you should never give them money because they might buy Tabasco Sauce."