Denouement Diaries - Week 30
Essentially the ramblings of two adults that probably require adult supervision.
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Anyway, let's get into it:
31/8/23 - Day 204: Airborne Purgatory
- This day was sort of spent either in a plane or in an airport.
- Maybe the crossover from Doha, into the air, then landing in Denpasar.
- I feel old.
- I'm too large for general plane seats.
- Should fly business.
- Too poor for business class.
- Anyway, we landed in Denpasar.
- Hopped off the plane.
- Then did the annoying Indonesian immigration dance.
- Casey already had her 'work visa' for the pole retreats she will be working at.
- I tried to do the 'e-Visa' days ago but the website wouldn't work....because Indo.
- But I knew I could just do Visa on arrival.
- Line up. Go to tap card to pay for it. "Sorry card machines not working".
- Go to ATM. Get cash.
- Rejoin line. Get Visa.
- Casey already through immigration by this point.
- Join immigration line that was apparently full of dyslexic, blind and deaf individuals.
- Took forever.
- Then out to Casey and we found our driver, Matt, who is lovely, waiting for us.
- Short drive to the little villas that the staff of the pole retreats were staying at, along with Luke the freeloader...
- Then showers and sleeps...because it was about midnight by this point
1/9/23 - Day 205: Bali
- Sleep in.
- Chill morning.
- Wandered down in to Seminyak to find somewhere for breakfast.
- Went to 'Beach Bowl Bali Seminyak' for some French toast and coffees.
- Wandered back through the streets.
- Got some water and snacks on the way back to our little villa.
- Organised an E sim card for Casey while sitting around the pool.
- Casey booked a studio hire and took a Grab moped to go and train for a while.
- I grabbed a coffee and read for a while.
- In the evening we wandered to Grill'd for some burgers.
- Got some frozen yoghurt on the way back.
- Where we ran in to all the girls on the way back from the current week's retreat farewell dinner on mopeds.
- So Casey did some baby practice on a modped in the villa driveway.
- She is awful on a moped...
- Then chilled and watched the rest of 'The Lego Movie' that we hadn't finished from Denmark.
2/9/23 - Day 206: Bali
- Bad sleep for me - maybe a little jet lag caught up with me.
- So I was up early and had a quick dip then went and grabed some coffees.
- Came and woke up Casey then we wandered to find some breakfast at 'Dua Sisi Kitchen'.
- Casey took a Grab from there to go and train some aerials.
- I wandered back and grabbed a coffee on the way.
- Sat by the pool. Swam. Sunbaked. Is hot.
- Casey grabbed some iced coffees on the way back.
- Chilled by the pool some more.
- Then went and found some lunch at 'Neon Palms'. Was good.
- And wandered back via some shops for Casey to grab some togs and I grabbed a singlet.
- And some more coffees and waters on the way home.
- In the afternoon I watched some 'Archer' (new season) in the aircon, Casey read.
- Then we did some horrific Acro nonsense that wasn't particularly successful...
- Got some noodles and dumplings delivered for dinner.
- Is good.
3/9/23 - Day 207: Bali
- Went and had breakfast at the little local cafe at the end of the street - which I think is called 'Coffee Cartel' - smoothie bowl and brekkie burger.
- Then chilled around the pool.
- Casey started doing some pole retreat hosting duties today.
- So was organising some things.
- I pottered and did some reading.
- Wandered up to 'Baked Seminyak' for my next coffee and pastry stop. Is good,
- Did a bit of work stuff.
- Read.
- Sun.
- Went for a walk in the afternoon for more coffee and snacks.
- Finished the new season of 'Archer' on Netflix. Gonna have to start 'One Piece' under Kayla's recommendation.
- Did not start 'One Piece'...
- Started Season 2 of 'Good Omens'.
- Casey was doing the welcome dinner for all the new pole retreat attendees so I got a burger.
- Spilled it.
- Cleaned up the carpet.
- Kept eating.
- Then Casey came back and we had some snacks, called home, had some zoomies - successful acro.
4/9/23 - Day 208: Bali
- Casey is fully in to the Pole Retreat schedule now so left early for the breakfast.
- I am loving my new role as house husband.
- Went and grabbed a coffee and brekkie burger and had breakfast by the pool.
- Then wandered to find another Bali cafe - found 'The Rock Cafe Seminyak'.
- Really nice coffee and lovely staff.
- Then back via 'Baked' for another.
- Then did a bit of locum organising.
- Had a swim.
- Burgers for lunch.
- Chilled in the afternoon.
- Had some iced coffees with Casey when she had a break.
- In the evening went out for dinner with Casey to get some Balinese food. Was spicy. Casey aspirated. Nearly coughed to death. Was funny.
5/9/23 - Day 209: Bali
- Slept in while Casey got moving early for the retreat jobs.
- I walked myself to 'Shelter Cafe' for breakfast and some coffee and a smoothie.
- More coffees on the way home.
- Reading around the pool.
- Finished my book on Genghis Khan.
- Had some coffees with Casey when she had breaks.
- Wandered around Seminyak in the afternoon.
- Got myself a smoothie.
- Started watching 'The Catcher was a Spy' because it is related to the next book I started reading.
- In the evening when Casey was back we ordered some dinner, wactched the 'Fire Saga' Eurovision comedy on Netflix.
- Then did some Acro zoomies.
- Nearly killed Casey.
6/9/23 - Day 210: Bali
- Casey had breakfast with the retreat.
- But otherwise had a bit of a rest day.
- So was back to have a coffee with me while I had a brekkie burger.
- Then she headed off to a studio hire over in Canggu.
- I met her over there when she was done.
- Moped down to the beach.
- Walked along the sand for a while.
- Then went and found some cafes to have more smoothies and coffees.
- Until she went back to the studio to do some more training stuff, photo shoot/whatever.
- I got a Grab scooter back and had a swim and pottered.
- May have had a couple of Brekkie burgers for lunch.
- Casey came back in the afternoon.
- And then she had sorted a little dinner date with Kathryn, one of the instructors on the retreat.
- So I grabbed some snacks, got some food delivered, and started watching ‘One Piece’ on Netflix. Is great.
Stay tuned...