Jimbaran: The place for fish in south Bali-part I

There is a bbq at my house on Sunday and I wanted to get some fish for the occasion. Jimbaran is the place where everyone goes who lives in the Kuta area and the ride down from Seminyak took me about 30 minutes. Jimbaran was the scene of hideout terrorist attacks a couple of weeks ago and I have not really checked out the place since. Jimbaran Bay really is a lovely place, with golden sand, resort hotels and a fish market on the north end. I pulled off of Bypass Ngurah Rai and headed pass what seemed like 100 seafood restaurants, up to the market. The seafood warungs are always quiet in the daytime, this is a strictly nighttime scene, with people relaxing on the sand and enjoying seafood under the stars.

Since the bombing they will have been extremely quiet and hurting for business. I looked around the beach next to the market at the fishing boats and saw locals sitting in the shade passing the time. Inside the shack-like fish market boxes of recently caught fish sat waiting for customers. I saw tuna, squid, shrimp, small sharks and other things I could not identify. My choice was a 3 kilo tuna and a 2 kilo barracuda, which cost me 50,000rp combined. Not even bothering to bargain, I figured 5 kilos of fresh fish for US$5 was okay and if the locals make and extra dollar I can live with it.