Amed is another great dive location in Bali. Currently, there's a bit of runoff from the mountains, which greatly compromised the visibility.
The local fishing boats, which we used for diving. They are very very narrow.
These kids couldn't get enough of the spotlight. I introduced them to the wonders of sunscreen, which they used as face paint.
Women do the heavy lifting in this land - gotta have a hard cabeza and strong neck.
The Bali Lunar New Year Holiday, known as Nyepi is celebrated by creating massive papier-mâché demons, called ogoh-ogoh and parading them through the streets with a load of noise. After everyone shows off their monster they bash them to pieces and light them on fire, alcohol is obviously involved. The day after all the madness is Nyepi, and is a day of silence - no cars on the streets, no lights in the houses, you can't even make yourself a cup of hot chocolate (only the locals are subject to these rules). They even pick out members of the community to patrol the area to ensure the people are abiding by the rules. If you've got a light on in your house and your caught your sure to have rock or two added to your living room, and a pane of glass to replace.
Here are the Beasts
These kids were proud of their creation
The madness of the parade - each group comes running into the center of the town with their big doll and goes ape-shit.
The ogoh-ogohs play with fire
A bunch of kids gave me one of the heads, and told me to take it home to America and spread the word to the people about this great celebration.
En route to Ubud stopped at an old water palace.
The local fishing boats, which we used for diving. They are very very narrow.
These kids couldn't get enough of the spotlight. I introduced them to the wonders of sunscreen, which they used as face paint.
Women do the heavy lifting in this land - gotta have a hard cabeza and strong neck.
The Bali Lunar New Year Holiday, known as Nyepi is celebrated by creating massive papier-mâché demons, called ogoh-ogoh and parading them through the streets with a load of noise. After everyone shows off their monster they bash them to pieces and light them on fire, alcohol is obviously involved. The day after all the madness is Nyepi, and is a day of silence - no cars on the streets, no lights in the houses, you can't even make yourself a cup of hot chocolate (only the locals are subject to these rules). They even pick out members of the community to patrol the area to ensure the people are abiding by the rules. If you've got a light on in your house and your caught your sure to have rock or two added to your living room, and a pane of glass to replace.Here are the Beasts
These kids were proud of their creation
The madness of the parade - each group comes running into the center of the town with their big doll and goes ape-shit.
The ogoh-ogohs play with fire
A bunch of kids gave me one of the heads, and told me to take it home to America and spread the word to the people about this great celebration.
Driving in Bali
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