Hey there everyone, thanks for continuing to read along. I am afraid that I didn´t take very good notes for Day 5, and it was also a “rest day”. I considered skipping writing about it; however, there were still a couple of details which might be important for other visitors, so I decided to get them down for you as well. Still, if you find that this one is too slow, I will understand if you decide to just skip ahead to Day 6.
As mentioned earlier, I had decided to keep Day 5 mostly as just a rest day. With that in mind, it wasn’t until 10:11 AM that walked out from Dikubu Bali Villa and Suite, arriving to Nook at 10:27 AM. I ordered the breakfast board and Bali coffee.
If you have ever read about someone eating breakfast in Bali, there is a good chance you already know something about this place. It has a wonderful atmosphere, and like most places in Bali, they do an amazing job of presenting the food. However, fame and a pleasant atmosphere come with a cost, which in this case was 200,000 IDR ($12 USD) which I paid with credit card. Now I know that my readers from North America, Western Europe and even East Asia will think this is cheap, but it is quite a bit more than I had been paying at other spots. Nevertheless, I made the most of the ambiance, doing some reading and then leaving at 12:04 PM.
I forgot to note down the cost of the bike taxi, but it wasn’t much, arriving at 12:12 PM. At De Gym, I once more bought a day pass for 200,000 IDR ($12 USD). It was about the same experience as when I was there on Day 3, so if you want more details, you can look back at that entry. While I was there, I booked Bali’s Secret Comedy night through GetYourGuide for a cost of 1346 INR ($15.02 USD). I had tried to book directly, but I couldn’t make the local website work with my international card. I stayed there until 3:09 PM and then walked over to the same place I had eaten on Monday, getting a Pasu Kremes Komplit for only 23000 IDR ($1.38 USD).
I can only assume that they took pity on me this time, having seen how clumsy I had been when eating with only my hand during my previous visit, but whatever the reason, I admit that I liked having the spoon and the fork.
From there, my notes fell off a bit. I am not really sure when I got back, but while at the hotel at around 4:10 PM, I reflected on how I should probably take advantage of the beautiful pool area which was just outside my room.
I never did actually hang out there nor much less get in the water, but it was certainly pretty to see each day when I came in and out of the room. I stayed there until 6:19 PM and then headed out walking towards the venue for the comedy show, Huge Restaurant, where I arrived at 6:37 PM.
Supposedly, “registration” began at 6:30 PM, but I had clearly arrived way too early. I don´t remember how much I paid, but I got a beer while waiting and observed that the bar/restaurant looked very nice, and similarly quite expensive. I was a bit surprised when we were finally issued into the room at around 7:20 PM . . . there were only 18 people in attendance! However, they had done a good job of setting things up so that it didn´t seem horribly empty. It was like going to a show in someone´s living room. Despite the relatively small audience, both of the comedians did an amazing job, and I was very happy that I had come.
On a separate note, right after the show started I got a text message regarding my tour for the next day asking if I would be willing to leave at 3:30 AM. During the intermission, I negotiated to move the departure time to 4:00 AM . . . Supposedly this was to have a 7:00 AM departure, but I reasoned that if the guide wanted to go so much earlier, there had to be a good justification. You will have to keep reading along for Day 6 to find out I was right.
Anyway, as mentioned earlier, the show had been fantastic, and I strongly recommend for other visitors to take the time to attend. Upon leaving at 9:10 PM, I decided to grab a quick bite at another local eatery near my hotel, but I forgot to write down the name. It was a place with all sorts of food which one could see in the window. I had thought it was fake food, but when I arrived at 9:30 PM, I discovered that it was real food which had been made earlier. You just point to what you want, and they serve you.
It wasn´t all that attractive, but at least initially it tasted alright. I don´t remember how much I paid, but I know it wasn´t much, certainly less than 50000 IDR. After I had eaten about half of it, I realized that it was perhaps not wise to eat food which had been sitting in a window for an indeterminate amount of time, but I also figured that it was too late to do anything about it after already having eaten half of it. Furthermore, I was hungry and knew that I needed to get back to my room quickly so I could get a tiny amount of sleep. As I finished at 9:58 PM, I began to imagine that something had tasted off with the food, but I thought it also might have just been unfamiliar spices. Regardless, it had already been eaten, so what would happen was going to happen.
At 10:05 PM I was back in the room, immediately headed to bed. Just in case, I set three alarms: one on my watch, one on my phone, and one on my Surface Laptop Go. Between all three of them, it seemed that there would be a good chance that I would get up in time for tomorrow´s 4:00 AM pick up from the hotel. As I quickly drifted off to sleep, I was still vaguely uneasy about what I had eaten for dinner . . .
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