Indonesia Day 2 - Bali

We liked Bali a lot as we stayed near Kuta beach which is famous for its good surfing conditions…it was very relaxing...

We also rented motorbikes and rode around the city and into the country side...that was a lot of fun because it allowed us to explore more of the area then if we stayed on foot or taxi...riding a motorbike was interesting though - I had done it before but this was a new experience for Dan...but after a couple hair raising near accidents he got the hang of it

There are some differences to driving in a Indonesia…one thing that’s different is that they drive on the left side of the road similar to London and HK...there is also a ton of traffic that just kind of flows fluidly like water...there are few stops except for lights…if there is a car in front of you that’s going slower you simply pass around and other cars on either side will just expand laterally to make space...when you turn you just turn into traffic and people just kind of flow around you in either the cars or on their motorbikes...the concepts of road "lanes" and staying in your lane is quite foreign in indonesia...people routinely drive on the medium and turn a 2 lane road into about 3-4 cars wide with motorbikes flowing between all the cars...while this may sound haphazard it was actually quite nice once you get the hang of the rule of the road because you can drive at your own speed and people invariably just drive around you…quite an interesting driving experience...I'll just have to remember to check myself before driving in the states less I turn without slowing expecting the Cadillac escalade to go on the medium and flow around me...

Indonesia - Day 2 Bali