We didn't miss the poppies

It is nice to be home. Even though there are a lot of weeds to wade through, a coolness in the air, robins chirping instead of doves, there is always something about HOME.

Flight 4 of 6 Bali to Hong Kong

We are waiting in Hong Kong airport for a midnight boarding of a 13 hour flight to Vancouver. Hey can you OD on Gravol? I would like to get some sleep on this flight. Maybe we will get bumped and get forced ro take first class seats tomorrow.

What a beautiful family!

So hard to leave. ..

Maybe I will just stay

Here is the view from our breakfast table. How can you leave this? Unfortunately only one more day. Aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrggggg!!

Low Pass

Paragliding again today. I'm not sure who this guy is, but I think he needs lessons.

On holiday?

You know you're on holiday when this is all you see for hours and hours and hours...

Too nice? No.

We tried the Brazilian Barbecue last night. All the meat you can eat. So I tried the skewered chicken, pork, beef, pineapple, onions, potatoes. Then they came with whole legs of pork and lamb and cut slabs of meat onto your plate. You get this colored card to place beside your plate. Green side up means you want more, red side means you have had enough. After the roast leg of lamb I flipped my card.

Working

A Balinese man in traditional costume doing maintenance on a legacy computer system from a restful spot at the Grand Hyatt.

Discovery Mall

I didn"t think I would ever say it. Shopping is interesting here.

Shopping...

Some familiar signs. Some not so.

That first slurp!

Cappucino please. Followed by ... another cappucino! What a great selection of food for breakfast! A day of rest today at the beach. Our air conditioner broke down so we got upgraded to ocean view. Nuts!

Safari Game Park

The usual. Elephants. Lions. White Tigers. Ostriches. Rhinos. Hippos. Camels. Zebras. Etc.
My favorite was the Pirahna feeding. They hooked a boiling chicken to a wire and lowered it into a large tank of these flesh eaters and within minutes all there was was bones. Chicken bones of course. Pictured is a Python named Bonnie draped around an Indonesian woman.

Grand Hyatt, Bali

Beautiful hotel and grounds. Swimming is on the agenda everyday.

More Paragliding?

Today I'm the camera guy. This was the guy who gave me a ride day before yesterday. Gotta get a golf game in soon I'm gettin' the jitters.

Paragliding

Chris is in his element here gliding above the cliffs of Bali.

Relax

I spent my morning relaxing in the lounges staring at the flora, ocean, birds. Chris is paragliding, the women and kids are shopping. I get time for quiet reflection.

Paragliding day

I stepped off these cliffs and had an amazing ride, tandem paraglide. Down below are seaweed farms for shushi suppliers.

Ouch! Flight 1 of 6 homeward

The seats on this flight are squeezed for cattle runs to Balikpapan.

We are accompanying our kids and Grandkids for two weeks in Bali.

We will be landing shortly

You never know what you'll get with Lion Air!