BALI BORCHELORETTE pt.2
we head to the Mason Elephant Park & Lodge to see Christie’s long lost Mona, back to shop in Ubud, then home to our sweet sweet villa.
jan 9 - 10:30am vod shots and off to Potato Head. i need a vod + pee stop so Bagus pulls over at a mini mart and we get a mini Smirnoff, take a swig, was defs methanol or something. v syrupy. don’t want to go blind so we shelve that one. Potates is a bit of a blur - caulifower and something for lunch, Kaylyn orders the cheapest shots on the menu which are disgust probs blinding tequila, Ash mixes it with her ceviche juice. Annie and her precious face come to join us, we head to their hotel next door, Alila, where she sings us “what a wonderful world” in prep for the wedding. voice of an angel. we mow down pizza and pina coladas. back to Potates for a nap.
jan 10 - shop at samasta but no dice (and by dice i mean macrames), only AMAZING doughnuts at Dough Darlings omgomg the cheesecake one. back to the villa to relax. head to Rock Bar which is the most STUNNNINGGG drinking establishment on planet earth. bars on bars on patios on cabanas on the edge of the cliff with the waves crashing against it. our drinks are $20 but they are steaming with dry ice and are delish so it’s basically worth it.
without warning a huge wave comes up and SOAKS Chris, Ash and Kaylyn - me and Sarah don’t get a drop but we are DYING laughing, along with the Aussie 50th bday party next to us.
back at the villa joined by Nelson, Annie, Nigel for Bagus’ homemade indo cooking - amazing but spicy af, my mouth is still cooling down i think. jan 11 - nusa dua for diving for me/snorkelling for the girls. diving was better than koh tao but not fab - need to go to penida!! stroll the market and stop for lunch: pizza/banana daiquiris. unbeatable combo. then our default for all rainy days: massage sesh
at night we are ready to PARTAY so we crank some “never be the same” camila cabello and embrace our inner animals. chris: gazelle.. sarah: koala.. ash: tasmanian devil.. kaylyn: cat. and then off to la favela where we defs started the d floor and danced our hearts out all night. had to screen for aussies but music was 10/10 (red red wiiiine, it’s time for africa, ja rule, ALL THE HITS). soooo fun.
jan 12 - borchy arrives, his bride welcomes him with a gangley dance. they are my fave couple. we go to Jimbaran beach for seafood where you pick out your creatures by weight (kaylyn and i obv shared calamari and prawns) and enjoy dinner on the beach with a live band serenading you and fireworks in the distance. gorg.
the ooonly con to bali is traffic. especially staying at the villa in Jimbaran, it took us like an hour to get to Seminyak or at least 45 to most places. but Uber is super cheap (like $8 for an hour car ride). the borchelorette girls were amazing, chill, fun, harious, easygoing. no other stagette will ever measure up.
also that villa was probs the nicest place i will ever stay, i loved walking out onto the pool deck in the mornings and soaking it in, and Winda brings me ice coffee and cooks us breakfast. when we arrive her and Anoos (Agus??) and crew sprint to get cold wet towels and fresh juice for us - NOT WORTHY but again, not sorry. reasons i need to come back to bali:- diving at Penida where there are manta rays- Loop Pool bar, classic infinity pool you’ve seen on insta- more la favela- more sky garden- temples up north- waterfalls- Finn’s beach club- Mt Batur sunrise hike- motel Mexicola for dinner + congo line this one’s definitely a see you later, not goodbye!!
