Not a lot of thought went into me putting this massive python around my neck.
This fruit bat isn't so sure about Eric.
Tanah Lot Sea Temple. There's fresh water inside the temple that is believed to be holy. Many visitors wash their faces with it in hopes that it will keep them young and healthy.
As soon as the sun went down, as if on cue, a huge swarm of bats flew out from the cave/cliff that we were standing on.
"I'm the king of the world!" (That caption is for Patrick)
After Tanah Lot, we went out to eat at this nice indoor/outdoor restaurant in Kuta. The only negative was the traffic noise - especially the loud crashing sound of the motorcyclist driving head-on into a Taxi cab. Fortunately, no one was hurt, and I'm a little surprised that that was the only accident we witnessed over our week in Bali. Traffic laws are basically non-existant there. We were told that people do get pulled over on occasion, but, rather than get a ticket, you just have to pay the cop off. It's a little shady. The roads are extremely narrow, and there are literally hundreds of motorbikes darting in and out of traffic. I just had to close my eyes in the car for the first couple of days. The roads in Bali are so narrow that we had an incident where we were actually driven off the road and off a steep 2 or 3' ledge (on our way to the airport of course). It was pretty cool to see how many people stopped to try and help us though. Eventually, 3 guys just lifted the whole left side of the car so it was even with the road. I was impressed - not only with their heroic feat, but moreso with their kindness.
