As a bit of background our family Me, Wife and Twin five year old boys usually spend between one and two months a year in Bali staying in a two bedroom villa at Sri Ratu and we have plenty of lazy days. Thought I might post an example of one of those days.

7:00 am - We are normally all awake by this time and I have already started to get the breakfast ready. Children watching a DVD and a couple of slices of toast each (2,000rp).

7:15 am - Adults breakfast then starts with a bowl of homemade noodle soup. Indomie brand Mi Goreng, bought by the carton from Bintang Supermarket (36,000rp for 40 packets), the one with the five sachets – seasoning powder, seasoning oil, sweet soy sauce, chilli sauce and Fried onion. All these ingredients are poured into a bowl and chopped fresh chilli added. The noddles then go into the saucepan with chopped up green vegetable – Sayur He-Ju (spelling?) bought the day before at the early morning markets in Legian (3,000rp for three days). Bring to the boil and put noodles, vege and some of the liquid into the bowl and mix well – yum oh (3,800rp for two bowls).

8:30 am – Head out of the villa and wander up Three Brothers Lane towards Jln Legian. Halfway along stop for breakfast number two at Warung Kartini. Sharing two pancakes with butter and syrup and three fresh large juices, (25,000rp all up).

9:00 am – Jump in a blue Taksi on Jln Legian and head to the beach at the bottom of Double Six (10,000rp). Here we are greeted by our beach boy (man) Safar or Safari, two beach loungers, two side tables, one umbrella, one boogie board (children need to learn to share) (30,000rp).

9:30 am – Annie the fruit lady wanders over and yes one seedless watermelon cut up into wedges, placed in plastic bags and into Safar’s iced up esky to make cool (20,000rp). Sandcastles, boogie board surfing, reading and crossword puzzle time.

10:30 am – Half the watermelon is devoured. More playing and relaxing.

11:00 am – I wander up to the Circle K with the kiddies and get a large bottle of cold water and the kiddies choose a small sweet each (3,000rp). On the way back to the beach stop and get some Nasi’s from the blokes selling them off the back of the motor bikes. Check to see who has the warmest one’s and get three packages of Nasi plus a pack of Kraput (spelling?), large rice crackers (10,000rp all up). The brown grease proof package contains rice, small amount of chilli chicken, carrot, green beans and some noddles (Nasi Campur) extra two scoops of chilli sauce for Dad but no jack fruit soup for anyone. Time to chat with all the beach sellers as they meander along the beach.

12:00 Noon – Annie wanders back over and it’s time for lady finger banana’s. Half a dozen please (4,000rp).

1:00 pm – Gotta catch the donut man on the motor bike as he does not hand around long. One dozen please – share some around with the beach sellers (12,000rp).

2:00 pm – Drink o’clock. Bintang for Dad soft drinks for the rest.

3:00 pm – Peanut man arrives we’ll have two bunches please (1,000rp). More Bintang for Dad. Rest of the watermelon is consumed.

4:00 pm – the man with the fresh hot corn turns up. One of those please break it in half for the kiddies to share (2 or 3,000rp – can’t remember too many Bintang’s). Ok one more Bintang for Dad.

5:00 pm – time to leave the beach and head back to the Villa. Safar helps carry all the stuff up to the road and time to settle the drinks bill, Dad needs another Bintang while this is going on. Drinks Bill for the day at the beach 47,000rp (5 Bintang’s and 4 soft drinks). Time to wander up that narrow pathway from the beach road to Jln Padma Ultara, pushing a double side by side pram, trying to negotiate the potholes and not to mention the motor bikes. Ok the kiddies are five and they are still in a pram??? They hate walking and are only small in size for there age – so who cares.

5:15 pm – stop at internet café to check email (4,000rp).

5:30 pm – Arrive at small convenience shop opposite the Resort Tunjung Bali on Jln Padma Ultara to stock up on supplies – 5 soft drinks, 3 large Bintang’s, treats for the kids ice creams, sometimes mozzie coils, sometimes Arak, sometimes top up mobile phone (Average daily 100,000rp).

5:45 pm - Kids in the bath whilst Dad ducks around to Bamboo Corner to get the kiddies some take-away Chook Schnitzel and Chips to share. Well whilst Dad is waiting may as well have a Bintang (34,000rp).

6:00 pm – Kids Eating Mum and Dad showering couple of duty free cold ones and a quick game of cards whilst the kids finish off watching a DVD.

7:00 pm – Off to Warung Kartini again. Nasi Goreng with chicken and extra chilli for Dad, Mie Goreng with veges and no chilli for Mum, this lovely dish of Sayur He-Ju with tomatoes, fish gravy, garlic and some other sauce, fresh fruit for the kiddies, two more Bintangs and two soft drinks (44,000rp)

9:00 pm – Bed time for all.

Hope this was not too boring or too long but once I got started it was kinda hard to stop.

Larry