Scooter riding on Bali -
Hiring a scooter seems popular among those tourists that have migrated up from Kuta with endless lines of machines on the street ready for hire now. Riding on Indonesian roads then cant be that hazardous! The guesthouse here has them too, ￡3.50 per day - Bargain. Yes, it's time to branch out, spread ones wings and explore at least some of the Islands natural wonders. One place said to be worth a look is the area North of Ubud, particularly because there is an active volcano waiting to be seen, explored and climbed.
A quick glance at Google Maps, I only need to know the name of a couple of towns and 3 roads - north from Ubud, east at Kintamani and north again towards the volcano, which I'm sure will be spotted long before I get lost! All sounds straight forward, no need for maps, so off we go. Uh oh, almost empty fuel tank, better run down to the gas station. Better take it slow to start with, not used to all this madness on the roads as I merge into the endless stream of traffic - waiting for a gap in traffic just isn't done around here, push-in or go nowhere fast. 30p a litre, 3 litres to fill the tank.
One long, straightish uphill road, not too much traffic once away from the town and into the real rural setting of rice fields, terraces and coconut groves. A closer look at theses on the way back perhaps but right now better head up to the first way point of Kintamani and fast since its starting to rain.
Raining pretty hard now as I roll into Kintamani. Right is east and towards the access road down to the volcano area, in theory anyway since the place is shrouded in fog and there is nothing to see at all, except a couple of stray dogs and some wild chickens and a collection of locals. Thankfully there's a cafe on the corner here, time for a coffee break, dry out a little and recover from 60 minutes of bone shaking. Fleeced, Bali coffee is 10,000 Rupiah, should be 5k at the most from a local place like this!
Hiring a scooter seems popular among those tourists that have migrated up from Kuta with endless lines of machines on the street ready for hire now. Riding on Indonesian roads then cant be that hazardous! The guesthouse here has them too, ￡3.50 per day - Bargain. Yes, it's time to branch out, spread ones wings and explore at least some of the Islands natural wonders. One place said to be worth a look is the area North of Ubud, particularly because there is an active volcano waiting to be seen, explored and climbed.
A quick glance at Google Maps, I only need to know the name of a couple of towns and 3 roads - north from Ubud, east at Kintamani and north again towards the volcano, which I'm sure will be spotted long before I get lost! All sounds straight forward, no need for maps, so off we go. Uh oh, almost empty fuel tank, better run down to the gas station. Better take it slow to start with, not used to all this madness on the roads as I merge into the endless stream of traffic - waiting for a gap in traffic just isn't done around here, push-in or go nowhere fast. 30p a litre, 3 litres to fill the tank.
One long, straightish uphill road, not too much traffic once away from the town and into the real rural setting of rice fields, terraces and coconut groves. A closer look at theses on the way back perhaps but right now better head up to the first way point of Kintamani and fast since its starting to rain.
Raining pretty hard now as I roll into Kintamani. Right is east and towards the access road down to the volcano area, in theory anyway since the place is shrouded in fog and there is nothing to see at all, except a couple of stray dogs and some wild chickens and a collection of locals. Thankfully there's a cafe on the corner here, time for a coffee break, dry out a little and recover from 60 minutes of bone shaking. Fleeced, Bali coffee is 10,000 Rupiah, should be 5k at the most from a local place like this!
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