Two of our Maui friends, Julian & Sasha, were having such a great time in Bali that they decided to hang out an extra week.  Another big swell was forecasted to hit Bali, so we decided to take Julian & Sasha to East Bali, aka Charles’s Chocolate Factory, to get some surf and explore one of the island’s quieter and untouched areas.  While the big swell didn’t materialize in East Bali, the chocolate factory’s guard dog, a goose, sure did. The goose works at the factory from 9 to 5 (not sure where he goes before/after work, but seems to show up during these hours) and always follows US around.  He loves attention, and will stand in front of you and “bark” until he gets some.  Curiously enough, once this unnamed goose gets enough attention, he begins to bite.  Both Renata and Sasha experienced these goose bites on a first hand basis (fortunately he has very small teeth).

On the road trip back from East Bali to Seminyak, we enjoyed a detour to Virgin Beach. Virgin Beach is a picture perfect white sand beach with turquoise blue water, and is void of any resorts or major developments, just beach front warungs (modest Indonesian restaurants) with fresh food. Virgin Beach is easily one of the most beautiful beaches anyone of us ever had the opportunity to dig our toes into.