Monthly Archives: October 2011
Local pre- and post-surf eats in Sanur
[Your blogger – me – has gone outer island and is without Internet access, oh blessed pixel-free, byte-less bliss. This is a scheduled post] Our friend from America wanted to try some authentic Balinese cuisine. My wife and I were … Continue reading
Earthquakes & Tsunamis in Bali: What to do, and where to get information, quickly
I’ve been through enough earthquakes in my life to have developed a theory. Anything less than a 6.0 on the Richter Scale gets lost in the memory banks, all blended together. But 6.0 and larger, one remembers where one was … Continue reading
The World’s Oldest Grommet
In his bungalow at Legian, Bali, the world’s oldest grommet wakes up every morning at three-thirty. He drinks a tonic of ginger and cinnamon, followed by a cup of coffee. He pulls out from his wallet the month’s tide chart, … Continue reading
Poppies Lane, circa 1975
(Because a picture is worth a thousand words. Photo copyright Dennis McGrath, used with permission. Bert Wilson and friend off to check the beach)