Girls at Melasti Festival (Kuta)

Saturday March 13

We started off the day at Uluwatu Beach, watching surfers, relaxing, and enjoying the company (Miiiiiiiiiiiiiike). Our old driver friend, Toto, then took us back to Kuta where we needed to stay so Mike could get back to the airport. There was a huge ceremony taking place that day on most beaches in Bali, called Melasti. This is celebrated before Nyepi and on the beach in order to send the evil spirits away. The particular festival we watched was on Kuta beach and there wasgamelon, dancing, and a huge procession along the water at sunset. There were a bunch of street vendors that gave us the chance to try Satay Ayam (Chicken Satay) and grilled jagung (corn) with sambal (hot sauce) and butter (we can’t remember the name of this food right now). Pete LOOOOVEES the satay here. This time we stayed at a nicer hotel for about the same price as before (Suka Beach Inn, 55.000/person, pool). Pete and I jumped in the pool, but didn’t stay up too late because we were all pretty tired.

MMMMMmmm Satay Ayam!