Best for last !

We have reached out final destination and I can say confidently on behalf of both Nicole and myself, WE LOVE IT HERE!! Yep! We flew in late Wednesday night and drove to Sanur, where we booked a hotel for the first 5 nights of our stay.  We were a bit anxious on the topic of weather after we had read reports of clouds, rain, and lightning.  However, those weathermen have proved to be just as bad here as they are back home because we have had nothing but sun, sun, and more sun!  The heat is much more tolerable here too because of the constant ocean breeze.  So our stay in Sanur consisted mostly of lounging by the pool, reading, listening to music, and napping.  We did go to the beach on our first day, but it wasn't a very clean one( if you can believe it! ).  That fateful beach day, we happened to stumble upon some awesome lounge chairs from a fancy beach front resort.  So, without looking to conspicuous, we snagged some for ourselves.  We were able to take in close to 31/2 hours of sun before a employee from their hotel came over to ask if we were guests.  An awkward no came out of our mouths and we were asked to leave.  Let's just say we haven't been back.  So from Thursday to Sunday the pool was our home.  And we loved it.  We want nothing else to take up our time but complete relaxation!  Sunday morning we met with my Aunty Louise and my mother's mutual friend Laurie for breakfast.  Laurie moved to Bali close to a year ago to teach English.  So it was a nice refreshing time to connect and she gave us lots of information and advice for the remainder of our time in Bali.  Her daughter Nicole, and boyfriend Ben also joined us, they just arrived in Bali too.  Monday morning we checked out and drove to a different area of Bali called Kuta.  It's much more mainstream then Sanur and known for awesome surfing.  Quickly after we checked into our new hotel we hit up the beach.  I have never been to a beach like this one.  So incredible.  The beachfront is huge!  And when the tide is out you could say the width of a soccer field if not bigger!  I have also never seen waves so crazy!  There are 4 different tides coming in at once, it's nuts.  We rented some lounge chairs-open to the public-and stayed until after the sun set, which may I also add was extraordinary!  This morning Nicole and I took a cooking course.  A little old woman by the name of Maria picked us up at 10am and we taxied over to her house!  In a gated courtyard, her one bedroom house is where we took the class.  It was just the 2 of us who were there too!  We made 4 different meals: Beef Rendang (Beef, potatoes, (we added tofu), and a paste of various spices), Fish Petes (fish with a paste of spices smeared throughout and wrapped in a banana leaf and steamed), a vegetable soup (I forget the name), a sweet chicken dish (I also forget the name), and a homemade peanut sauce.  Everything was super tasty and delicious, although some of the dishes were super spicy!  I think I will attempt to make them at home, minus the chilli!  The day filled with cooking lasted almost all day, 6 hours!  We definitely got our money out of the course.  Our stay will continue in Kuta until Friday, when we will take ferry over to the Gili Islands!  The part of our stay I am most excited about.  The Island has a mere population of 800, has no cars, no motorcycles, the only method of transportation is by a horse carriage or by bicycle !  There is no wind, so the water is completely calm and crystal clear!  So I am thinking some snorkeling will be in order to get a good look!  The duration of our stay will be 5 nights before heading back to the mainland!  I can't wait! :)