On set for Planet of the Apes in Ubud!

Arriving half awake/half asleep @ a just manageable hour of 7am we trotted off around the charmingly cultural town of Ubud. A few stops later however and we realized that as not much was open at this alarming hour that we should stop and have some breakfast until everyone woke up! Meeting a lovely lady from the states who thought we were Australian?? we again set off in search of somewhere to stay and with her help and several deliberations later we finally agreed on somewhere, even after looking at it on 3 separate occasions. Good we are fussy!!! The room was a strange temple looking building that provided us over the next two days with an array of strange sounding animals and some even weirder tasting breakfasts. Still the staff were lovely, view was ace and it was the best option we could find.

Sleeping for several hours of much deserved rest, we finally awoke again at 6pm. A brief stroll to catch our bearings and then we went back to the mornings breakfast restaurant (Bunette's) for an amazing Balinese buffet! With luxury food and a great live band, we were really in heaven compared to our Kuta experience. Back to bed and that was the end of day one.

Rising early the next morning due to the sound of what can only be described as a pig wrestling a cockerel, we set about completing a few boring tasks on the Internet, having a well overdue beer and then as the rain fell heavily we walked round the local market picking up a few bargains for you lucky gits back home. You will know who you are shortly however we will have to disappoint a lot of people, sorry! Again, dinner and an early night were in order, both with nothing worth mentioning.

Day 3, and our last full day here. In the morning we booked our expensive yet elaborate speedboat journey to the Paradise Islands of the Gilli's. then came the best part of our stay. At a bargain of only 1 pound each we spent several hours in the Monkey Forest as these cheeky little creatures got up close and performed a multitude of amazing tasks, including drinking from a bottle, fighting and combing each other, have monkey sex, masturbate and even steal from a ladies bag. It really was awesome!

With the evening drawing near and it seeming more like planet of the apes by the second, we broke away from their clutches and went back to the temple. From there we showered, changed and were soon sat in a funky Mexican restaurant for dinner indulging in fine delights such as Burritos, Tacos, Nachos and more beer and sangria...... yummy! Ending the night listening to more great jazz from another live band, we booked a table at the much talked about Jazz bar. This place was a little too upmarket for even our backpacking standards but we enjoyed a drink or two before calling it a night. A great one at that!

Well completely different to Kuta, with sleep and an abundance of great memories from here, its a shame the budget just didn't allow for as longer stay. Who knows maybe Planet of the Apes 4??????