Bonus Upfront: Thanks to https://travel.eatsandretreats.com/five-types-travelers-things-to-do-in-bali/. They have identified five kinds of Bali travelers:
1. Luxury-Lover and Trendsetter
2. Temple-Hopper and Culture-Chaser
3. Cuisine-Explorer and Healthy-Foodie
4. Soul-Searcher and Yoga-Fan
5. Thrill-Seeker and Adventure-Lover
Which type are you?
July, 2021 The beaches in Bali are officially closed due to the pandemic, but enforcement is uneven. This travelogue is a photo montage of Uluwata, most famous beach in Bali, and a world-class surf spot. Uluwata is the most beautiful piece of coastline I have seen. This is a surf beach only, with no real sandy beach in sight. In keeping with “brief is better”, I have kept commentary to a minimum. Naturally, I have a little diatribe at the very end.
This presentation is a panorama of Uluwata photos — starting with the cliffs on the left, with a full arc to the right. Please follow the bouncing ball (what ball?):
When scanning these photos, I found this Easter egg. Zoom in on the pool. That’s photo magic and misogyny rolled into one. I did not see it at the time.
Made (Ma-day), my friend and taxi driver, also now my tour guide:
We are standing on an observation deck, visible to the right:
This is the only surf entrance and exit point — narrow, rocky and no beach:
Catch the wave:
I only include this onen below
to show you the size of the waves. Look for the legs of the surfer in the lower left:
All’s Well That Ends Well:
Bonus Photos of Segara Beach, in between Uluwata and Kuta
Entrance way to Segara Beach, with beachfront temple, which is common at main entrance points to beaches. Heck, on the nearby island of Nusa Penida, there are underwater Temples right off the jetties and rock coastal formations. Who tends to the underwater Temples? Who visits these aqua-Temples?
A beautiful but eerie, empty Segara beach:
*********************************************************************************Naturally, a final comment. The beaches are just gorgeous in Bali. My slight question is that the beaches here are not filled with fluffy, light sand — what I call “sugar sand”. On the other hand; Bali, I hear, also has black sand beaches. Black sand beaches are equally beautiful in their own right. Yet, the most beautiful, fluffy, sugar-sand beaches that I have visited include those in: Hawaii; Dominican Republic; and heck even beaches on the USA East coast. Raise your hand if you know any of these beaches, for example: Far Rockaway, Jones Beach, (New York) Asbury Park, Seaside, Long Beach Island (New Jersey) and even Rehoboth Beach (Delaware).
However, Bali beats them all. Indonesia is an archipelago of 17,508 islands of which about 6,000 are inhabited (source: Indonesian Embassy). Indonesia is all about the beaches
Looks AMAZING! I need to visit! As soon as you can, please take a surf lesson and post picts.