Eat Pray Love - Day 4

  Banjar Village - hot spring pool 

babi guling

 

Bedugul - twin lake &Ulun Danu Temple

Jimbaran

Day 4 was one of the highlight of the whole trip. It was the dolphin watching at Lovina. Because of the trip we sacrificed our precious sleep and woke up at 3am. All of us were like a walking zombie and totally exhausted. We started our journey at 3.45am and reached the destination at 6am after fighting through the heavy rain on the way. Initial plan was reaching Lovina before sunrise and got to the boat in the middle of the sea to wait for the sunrise. Due to downpour, many other tour agent cancelled their visit to Lovina. Looking at the empty waiting area, we were a bit skeptical whether to proceed to chartered the boat and continue with the original plan. Despite it was still drizzling, we proceeded to the sea, fully armed with our raincoat and with only one hopeful wish... to get the glimpse of the dolphins. 

From the way the boat looks like, it looked a bit unstable and scary, wondering will it be too dangerous. Despite all the hurdles, we managed to get into the middle of the deep sea after 90mins boat ride. The boat ride was undeniably enjoying for the first 15 minutes, but it's getting us sick after the long ride. Our body were stiff and we were not allowed to move while on the boat. It was no longer enjoying until the moment we spotted the first dolphin. Once in the deep sea, adrenalin pumps as we wait for the dolphins to surface again and again. We were so lucky to have get a glimpse of the dolphins a few times despite the raining day. Dolphin watching was super fun and it was the best ever stop. We screamed in ecstatic seeing the dolphins surface on the water. After the exciting moment, we returned back to the shore and it was 10am when we reached. Sacrificing our sleep and time for the cute creatures are totally worth because the scenery is just too beautiful and breathtaking, also given the chance to see the dolphins at such close encounter.

We were so tired and sleepy but continued our tour to Banjar Village for its hot spring. The springs were fantastic with 3 hot pools to choose from. We stayed for about an hour before heading for lunch. As for lunch we had the famous babi guling. Well, the taste doesn't suit much for our appetite.

Our next stop after lunch was Bedugul, the twin lake & Ulun Danu Temple. Bedugul is one of the places of Bali that offers the natural beauty of mountains and lakes. High places like this make this area are always shrouded in mist and cold air. We had a quick walk there as we were all feeling restless and tired, hoping to grab some rest. The view indeed was very gorgeous and calm and it offers good photography background. We tried stealing some sleep while heading back to the hotel. At the hotel, we took a quick bath before heading out for dinner.

Our dinner was at Jimbaran, a famous location where the movie Eat Pray Love starring Julia Roberts was filmed. Mummy brought the online voucher earlier prior to the trip and made reservation for our seafood dinner. Before dinner, we spent some time on the beach and enjoy the sea breeze and some photo taking. Having romantic dinner at Jimbaran is a must do for all the tourist and specially accompanied by the sunset moment. We left at about 8.30pm. Upon reaching our room, we took our shower and called it a nite before 10pm. We were tired beyond words.