Hiking the rim of Batur crater in Kintamani Bali: part III

Riding continuously without detours my ride from Kedisan to Blandingan should take no more than an hour. Steep hills and the occasional village popping out among a sea of orange groves. Finally after getting local directions I made it to the end of the road, Blandingan. Right there at the top of the narrow main street locals gathers in the sun to pass the time across from a tiny warung. I sat and joked with them, telling them I was 'asli Bali' (pure Balinese). They got a huge kick out of my few Balinese word especially 'becik becik kemantan' (Basically 'I'm just fine'). My nasi campur contained green beans with hot chili, liver, chicken skin and a fried egg. I ate everything except the skin. It was okay and I was in need of energy before my hike. The price asked for the nasi campur and teh bottle was 10,000rp, extremely high and they were playing with me for sure. I said "C'mon, saya asli Bali."

And after laughing the lady reduced it to 7,000rp. The proper price should be 4,000rp most likely, but its all part of the game and I was glad to stop and meet them.