On the other side of the sandbar, we stopped off to dive down and check out the Lighthouse Wreck, a Japanese World War II landing craft that was bombed and sunk just before landing with a large shipment of cement destined for a gun emplacement. The ship is down only about 15'. It was fun trying to hold my breath and dive down for a closer look.
After I was awoken by a noisy gecko in our room, I went outside to explore the beautiful grounds at the Amertha Bali Villas. It was pretty dark when we'd checked in the previous night and getting to see the resort by daylight was breathtaking. This is the view of our bungalow...
We'd arrived in total darkness and when we awoke the next morning, we were overwhelmed by the beauty of the place. It was like we'd woken up in the Caribbean.
The houses were all different, but they basically all looked like this. The landscaping was awesome. I'd never seen so many crazy-looking prehistoric plants and trees.
My conference ended at noon on Friday. After, we packed up, checked out and hopped in the car to drive 350 miles to Los Angeles to attend Emily & Tim's rehearsal dinner!
About an hour after we'd used our little doohickey to reserve a time, it was time to head back to Nitro and ride that shit. Here's the ride reflected in Meredith's palm-tree shades.
The meth-lady the previous night had shaken my confidence in my ability to adapt to the west coast, but the palms swaying in the morning breeze made me feel a little better.
