Linda goes to Bali

Tomorrow morning I head off to Bali without my trusted travel and life partner, Roger. I'm going on a batik fabric tour with a group of quilters, including my former roommate and good friend Gail. We told Roger that he could come with us, but he opted out, planning instead to stay home to eat pizza, throw peanut shells on our carpeting, and stay up REALLY late. So, we'll BOTH have a good time

I anticipate that this trip will be very different from our Indian travels. First of all, we're going on a planned, packaged tour. We're staying in very nice hotels, and the travel, meals, and much of our sight-seeing is all arranged for us. That reduces the likelihood of difficulties (adventures). I'll be stunned if we stay in any hotels that involve goats, questionable sanitary practices, or cold-water showers. Our travel group consists of American quilters, so I don't expect much confusion with language or our cultural differences.

That being said, I still hope to have adventures and experiences that are worth writing about. We have lots of free time built into the tour, and we've looked into trekking, biking, snorkeling, absorbing local culture and, of course, interacting with the local monkeys. Rumor has it that some American women of a certain age travel to Bali for the express purpose of hooking up with young Australian men. Not us. We didn't even KNOW about the Australian guy thing when we booked this trip. We're going for the batik fabric. Now, THAT'S sexy.

So we start tomorrow. A 14 hour flight to Seoul, 3 hour layover, the a 7 hour flight to Denpasar, Bali. Let the adventure begin!