Bali

Our last few days have been spent strolling through the shops of Kuta and Seminyak.  Today we hired a driver and took a day trip to Ubud.  Cody and Laura loved seeing the Monkeys.  Laura was a bit scared of one and made a growling noise at it as it approached her.  This made the monkey approach faster and try to attack her.  She screamed loudly (a normal reaction for her) but could not run away, she was frozen.  It did not take her long to recover.  Simon and Cody thought it was funny.  We also saw silver jewellery being made and visited an art gallery.  Tomorrw is Mothers day and we are going to return to Water Bomb park for another fun filled day on the slides.  Monday will be our last day here before getting on a midnight flight home.  We are having a great time. 
Cheers
Irvins' in Indonesia

Lombok is over and Bali has begun

We are now in Bali.  Staying in a fantastic villa with its own enclosed (shaded and green) yard.  We had an easy 30min flight from Lombok to Bali.  Today we went to Water bomb Park and enjoyed going on heaps of slides.  Imagine wet and wild without the crowds (and just quietly better slides).  The kids had a fantastic time.  We think bed time will be east tonight.
Our last few days in Lombok were filled with another visit to Gilli Nanngu (10 min boat) for some snorkelling again.  This time Simon was with us so we could explore much more of the underwater life.
We had a farewell lunch with the MADC staff and yes there was some more swimming.  The kids enjoyed the 60min car trip to the airport as we got to see a lot of cidimo (traditional horse and carts).  Cody has learnt a lot of Indonesian words. 
Cheers
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The Irvins' in Indonesia

school visit

Year 2 class (top pic) in Lombok.  50 children are in this class.
The year one classroom has no desks and there are 40 children.

Preschool Room
This room only had about 12 children.  All of the children werer excited to get some visitors from Australia.

School Yard / Playground

A visit to the local village market, Makaki Beach and the local primary school

 This is how Simon gets to work.  A tough uphill ride taking about 10mins in very hot and himid conditions.

This is the life of Laura, Cody and I while Simon is at work......

A visit to MADC (Simon's work) and a few other Indonesian experiences

Yesterday we visited MADC where Simon is working.  Muna and Asyard welcomed us into their home and Muna showed us some Indonesian dishes whi\ch we enjoyed for lunch (sitting on the floor as they do).  Cody and Laura enjoyed feeding the geese and chickens.  Cody played in a tree and soccer with some other boys and Laura loved playing with three other little girls.  Cody and Laura both had a motor bike ride with Asyard (not on the road...don't worry).  We are all having a great time.  The kids are loving the pool and both kids are learning some of the language.

Cheers

Irvins in Indonesia