Day 748 – An unfinished giant

As Liv had a sleepover at Carly's hotel last night, Adam met the girls for brekky by the pool, before we wandered over to the JK to meet the rest of the gang!

From there we jumped in a car, with Russell as driver and Pops as navigator, and headed out for the GWK – a cultural centre with a supposedly huge statue of Garuda and Wishnu. Mumbles, Pops, Kim and Russell came here about 4 years ago when the statue was still in the process of being built and wanted to see the final product – however it seems that since then nothing's been done and the statue is just the same!!The vision is that the final product will soar 150m into the sky with a wingspan of over 60m! Obviously this vision isn't going to be realised any time soon!! Oh well, it was a nice drive out there, and after navigator Pops took us on a wrong road, we ended up with great views out over the ocean and the volcano looming in the distance.

On the way home we popped into Jimbaran Bay, a quiet beach with blue water and golden sand that's home to a fishing fleet that was gently bobbing in the swell.

We soaked in some rays with our feet submerged in the soft sand and gazed over the waters towards our home at Legian beach.

Once we returned home we went straight to the JK for some time by the pool. Even though the temperature in Bali is much better than the furnace of Malaysia, there's nothing like diving into the clean and clear waters of a swimming pool before lazing on a deck chair and reading the afternoon away. In the evening Carly and Rita helped us order some tailor-made suits – a process that can do anyone's head in: choose the tailor, choose the fabric, choose the style (from an 80s magazine) and then negotiate the price!!! Then walk away with fingers crossed that it'll all work out ok!
We then spent the rest of the night eating great food with our family – something we haven't had until this week, and a clear example of life's simple pleasures.

Adlibing it before it's done.