A traditional Chinese lion dance dazzling Hotel guests at the lobby of the Westin Nusa Dua.
Today is the first day of Chinese New Year. Goodbye Mr Rabbit, hello, Mr Dragon! Here's wishing all my Chinese friends and readers a very happy and prosperous new year. Gong xi fa cai!
There was a huge storm last night and it caused a power surge. The lights suddenly came on at about 4 am while we were in dreamland. It freaked me out. For a moment I thought someone had stormed into the room & turned on all the lights! We woke up the next day to find that it was just another day in paradise.
It was a R & R day by the poolside in the morning. We made a new friend. A little chipmunk Princess called Tourette. Tourette was a funny little thing that kept jerking his head to the left as he nibbled on his piece of toast. Tourette was very tame, friendly and hungry. Or greedy. It could not get enough of the toast. It wasn't so keen on cheese though.
We spent the afternoon at the watersports area. It was about a 15 minutes' walk from the Westin Nusa Dua. Passed a few other properties to a designated area for watersports such as the banana boat, jetskis, kite surfing, wind surfing and the flying fish.
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Windsurfs on the ready for surfers on jump on as soon as the wind starts up.
Husband and daughter get on the flying fish. They are pretty safe and organised. I notice all their water sports (except windsurfing and kitesurfing) have a local person/guide accompanying each of the rides. 300,000r (approx A$32) for two persons, guaranteed 3 lift offs the air on the flying fish.
And off they go.
And into the air they went.
Holiday-makers on the banana boat.
Princess and I jumped in a cab after that to pay a lightning visit to friends of ours from Sydney who were staying at a gorgeous villa in Seminyak.
I had accommodation envy. The villa was absolutely gorgeous. Open plan with a private plunge pool, an outdoor spa, sun lounges, palm tress line the property. Striking large local artwork on every wall. Modular lounge, flat screen tv, a bar, large dining area for 12 people, three large bedrooms with double beds with moquito net, flat screen tv, large bathrooms with skylight. Pick-up to and from airport, a cook on site who shops for fresh ingredients and fixes all your meals, a butler to make all your reservations, bookings and all other arrangements. Very cool!
A few Pina Coladas later, we shot back to Nusa Dua to join the rest of the family for our Chinese New Year dinner at the Hamabe Japanese Restaurant at the Westin. The sushi buffet was worth the wait. It was fully booked the day we checked in. We had to wait a week for the next one. The quality is second to none. The food was sumptious and delicious. Level of service at the restaurant was superb. I can hardly believe that this is included in our package.
My favourite - sake.
Brilliant meal. Great spread. Very satisfying. Two days of yoga is not going to cut it for this broad in 5 inch heels. It's getting harder and harder to suck the belly in! Kampai!
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