So we had a great flight with Garuda Air from London Heathrow to Jakarta and then Denpasar in Bali. The 14 hour flight was made comfortable with a bed to aid sleep and after a short stop over and another hour and a half we touched down here in Bali.
Our hotel in Seminyak is amazing! We treated ourselves to a beach front villa overlooking the Indian Ocean and a long sandy beach for as far as you can see. It is a surfers 🏄‍♂️ paradise with large rolling waves carrying the skilled surfers back towards the beach from 06:00am, as the waves are best at low tide. Every 7th wave is bigger and the 49th usually worth waiting for.

On Thursday I went back to the airport with a van driver to collect my big Penny Farthing wheel, which had to come here as cargo as it was too big for ‘sports equipment’. What I expected to be a simple process turned into a nightmare, with customs suggesting it could take 7 days to get release papers for temporary importation. Finally, with proof of passport, boarding pass, and customs documentation it was agreed and we left the airport after 5 hours! My van driver Ngurah was so patient and we communicated with Google Translate.
So with all bike parts here, today I put them together with the help of the Seminyak Beach Resort staff, and rode around the Hotel gardens, much to the amusement of guests and staff.

While Jocelyne does yoga at 7:30am I spend an hour in the gym on the exercise bike to get strong for next week and the International Veteran Cycle Association Rally at the Inna Grand Bali Beach Hotel in Sanur. So looking forward to meeting all of the Bali bike fanatics and the organising team from KOSTI.
Tally HO!