I’ll be gone in a couple more hours… and I’ve yet to pack my luggage. But a promise is a promise… and I promised to update a longer post of my Bali photos…
Island hopping for snorkeling is one of the things to do in Bali. The waters away from the main island are clearer and thus bigger fishes can be seen. We also took a speed boat ride to Glass Island to see the turtles.
The best time to go will be in the morning when the tide is high… so the turtles will be out swimming and it’s also when they are the most active. However… due to last minute planning… we ended up visiting turtle island only in the afternoon. It takes a bit of wading to get from the boat to shore so you’re pretty much soaked before you reach land.
Most of the turtles were lazing around in the shade… totally ignoring how we manhandled them! They are really quite heavy to carry and I could only manage to carry the medium and babies to take pictures. So cute right?
The guide went on to show us the different types of turtles and explained to us their breeding cycle. We saw the area where turtle eggs were buried… hatching wasn’t due for another 7 days so I missed the chance to see new baby turtles crawl out from their shells! I did however get a picture of an albino turtle.
Other then turtles… they had a small selection of local Bali native animals. I was quite freaked out when taking the picture with the snake on me cause it kept moving and rearing its head towards me!
The huge bat is rather tame despite its size… and judging from the picture I guess you can easily tell its’ sex.
The poor owl looks so sleepy! It must be kinda pissed to have everyone disturb it’s daytime resting hours. They would let the owl out every night to hunt its own meal and the owl would automatically return to the cage when its done.
This is probably the closest I’ll ever be to a Komodo Dragon. The keeper actually opened the cage door so I could take a nice picture and I was standing about a meter away. Too close for comfort in my opinion… but this particular dragon seemed to be pretty well fed already.
Rabbits are all over Bali and there were a couple even running around my hotel grounds. Every night I’ll spot them hopping around the grassy areas in search for food… but somehow they always manage to hide in the hot afternoons.
Monkeys are the other animal that is rampant all over Bali… they worship the monkey and thus they are never disturbed which has turned them into rather evil creatures… I’ll explain more about that soon. But this particular one is chained up in the mini zoo… and my heart does go out to it even though it is domesticated…
Hey u saw some big Turtle!!!
When u see the Turtle got remember my lil turtle?
haha!!!
U really is seeing lot’s of stuff around the world! love u!
Hey u saw some big Turtle!!!
When u see the Turtle got remember my lil turtle?
haha!!!
U really is seeing lot’s of stuff around the world! love u!
renzze, the bat and the owl is really very very funny pictures and i enjoy it. hahaha
renzze, the bat and the owl is really very very funny pictures and i enjoy it. hahaha
hi there! i’ve been silent reader, from les dames too.. u look amazing! 🙂 btw, jus quite curious what u’re working as cos u seemed to be able to travel all the time! if its too sensitive its ok.. cheers!:)
hi there! i’ve been silent reader, from les dames too.. u look amazing! 🙂 btw, jus quite curious what u’re working as cos u seemed to be able to travel all the time! if its too sensitive its ok.. cheers!:)
Janice Shermaine,
These turtles are less aggressive then yours! I love ya too… don’t get too stressed out about your job k?
huihui,
Lol… I think the owl has a really cute sleepy look.
fly~,
Nice to have you here =) I’m in the research line… traveling is more of a hobby for me… I believe that you need to see as much of the world as you possibly can and you need to start young cause there really is so much the world has to offer.
Janice Shermaine,
These turtles are less aggressive then yours! I love ya too… don’t get too stressed out about your job k?
huihui,
Lol… I think the owl has a really cute sleepy look.
fly~,
Nice to have you here =) I’m in the research line… traveling is more of a hobby for me… I believe that you need to see as much of the world as you possibly can and you need to start young cause there really is so much the world has to offer.
Hey Karen, i enjoy reading about your bali trip. Recently in Sep, i went for my first trip to bali but my resort was located up the mountains area so i opt to just “nua” in the resort.
After seeing your blog, i will go back but to kuta area this time so i can explore more =) Btw i saw this lady with you in your earlier post, is she a local guide?
Hey Karen, i enjoy reading about your bali trip. Recently in Sep, i went for my first trip to bali but my resort was located up the mountains area so i opt to just “nua” in the resort.
After seeing your blog, i will go back but to kuta area this time so i can explore more =) Btw i saw this lady with you in your earlier post, is she a local guide?
June,
Yes… I remember seeing your Bali pictures… you won the trip there right? Kuta area is not a nice area to stay in my opinion cause it’s really commercialized… I’ll recommend you stay at a resort and hire a driver to take you around. The lady in my earlier post is my driver/guide =)
June,
Yes… I remember seeing your Bali pictures… you won the trip there right? Kuta area is not a nice area to stay in my opinion cause it’s really commercialized… I’ll recommend you stay at a resort and hire a driver to take you around. The lady in my earlier post is my driver/guide =)
Hi Karen,
Yup… I won the free trip through a magazine contest =) And maybe i’m not the adventurous type so i didn’t really explore much on my 1st trip to Bali.
But after seeing all your posts about your Bali trip, i seem to have wasted my precious time at Bali. Going to do something like what you did for my next trip =)
Btw can i have the contact of the driver/guide? And also can u share with me where did u stay for this Bali trip? I remember asking you in LD but i can’t seems to find the post. Hee
And were you alone for this trip?? =) Sorry to ask so much! Haha. I sound so kay poh
Hi Karen,
Yup… I won the free trip through a magazine contest =) And maybe i’m not the adventurous type so i didn’t really explore much on my 1st trip to Bali.
But after seeing all your posts about your Bali trip, i seem to have wasted my precious time at Bali. Going to do something like what you did for my next trip =)
Btw can i have the contact of the driver/guide? And also can u share with me where did u stay for this Bali trip? I remember asking you in LD but i can’t seems to find the post. Hee
And were you alone for this trip?? =) Sorry to ask so much! Haha. I sound so kay poh
June,
Sure… I can give you the no. of my driver and the places I stayed but you gotta wait till I’m back in Singapore cause I don’t have it with me now. When are you intending to go?
I wasn’t alone… just that the friends on this trip can’t have their pictures up online for personal reasons. =)
June,
Sure… I can give you the no. of my driver and the places I stayed but you gotta wait till I’m back in Singapore cause I don’t have it with me now. When are you intending to go?
I wasn’t alone… just that the friends on this trip can’t have their pictures up online for personal reasons. =)