Seminyak Beach scene

Some of the things you’ll notice if you are staying in Seminyak, are the weather and the traffic. Cool, sunny, windy weather, hence all the large kites the Balinese fly.

Walking along Seminyak beach the other day my Aussie hat caught a breeze, flew off and became a cartwheel, me hopping after it to prevent it entering the surf. Its windy at the beach, but that doesn’t stop the people congregating at Blue Ocean beach in Legian/ Seminyak. A week ago the popular Zanzibar was closed and its neighbor, Lanai was partially damaged due to fire. Zanzibar is back in business and Lanai is getting sorted out.

Seminyak traffic is a nightmare right now. There is road construction at the top end of the street and near Jl. Dhyana Pura. Along Blue Ocean beach, as well as many other places in south Bali, they are fixing new storm drains, which means digging 6ft deep, 2 meter wide trenches. Very laborious and a natural barrier to traffic flow. If you are in Legian, or south of Jl. Dhyana Pura and are trying to get to Kerobokan, you can turn onto Jl. Nakula, opposite Jl. Double Six and take the Sunset Rd. If you are coming up to Dhyana Pura, you might consider turning right and heading down Gang Palawa (not marked on my map), also onto the Sunset Rd.

Finally, if you are going out in the sun, watch out for those sardines. This morning Ika asked me to open a can of sardines for her. Whipping out the Swiss Army knife I did as asked, and went about my business. Popping into the bathroom to apply some sunscreen, I grabbed a handfull and spread it generously over my face and neck. “But what’s that funny smell?” I said to myself. It then occured to me that I had sardine sauce on my fingertips and now reeked of fish. Armed with my new found cologne, I went off to attack the day.