day 18: candidasa to canggu

Today we drove to Canggu and found a very special place to stay for our last night.

We all played in the pool for a while, enjoyed a late afternoon snack, and then Daniel and I sat on the beach while Dave surfed a bit. This hotel has a small area in front with some bales and some beach chairs. We made art drawings and shared our drawing things with a cute, naked, 3 year old little girl. She was shy at first, but we knew she wanted to paint with us, finally…she came over to make her parents some artwork.

For dinner, we took a stroll down the beach, in the dark, with the little girl and her parents, and ate at a place that will grill you any fish you want. You just walk up, point to the pieces of fish or kabob you want on the grill and then they bring you a ton of delicious fish to your table. We sat with our new friends, had a nice conversation, while their 3 year old played with Daniel. The couple was from Germany and it turns out he is a professional hockey player who has been in 2 olympics. The crowd at the restaurant was all locals, since it’s very far off the beaten path, not too many tourists know it’s there.

Last night was our last night here. Dave and I sat on the balcony while Daniel slept and enjoyed listening to the waves and talking about what a great vacation this has been.