I can't believe it was Thursday already and our week in Bali coming to an end soon. It was Shane's birthday today and we had grand plans for the day! We started the day early and headed to the beach for our first surfing lesson. The sea was a gorgeous blue and the waves were perfect for beginners. Our instructor first gave us some pointers and showed us the different methods on a practice board on land. We tried different styles until we felt ready to hit the waves!
Holding a surf board and handling it through the waves is quite a challenge. Everytime I stood up I would fall down off the board again and have salty sea in my face. It was so refreshing! I wasn't very good at it at all, but wanted to try a couple more times. I was still exhausted from my diving and from lack of sleep for few weeks, so wasn't at my best and after three attempts and achy knees, I decided to sit on the beach and watch Shane instead. He was managing well and enjoying it very much. Shane has great balance and core strength so took to surfing well and did brilliantly. I dried off on beach and tried to nap.
We were presented with our photos and they were brilliant! Shane and I explored more of the beach area and then we found a local place to eat some lunch. We then found a beautiful looking bakery and took about 30 minutes to decide which cakes to choose! We finally decided on Balinese flavours of avocado and white chocolate cake, Balinese coffee cake and Shane's favourite, classic lemon cheesecake with a birthday candle. It was delightful!
We headed back to the homestay and I got my things together to pack. Tomorrow morning I would be flying back to Thailand and meeting my tour group. The third chapter of my adventure with some new people and new countries.
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