Day two in the hills outside of Ubud began with my wife taking a free yoga class on the poolside deck overlooking the rice fields. I slept in. There were people there, she swears.



Puri Sebali Yoga Setup

Post yoga and breakfast we headed to the lobby to meet up with our guide for the day. We booked an excursion to the Pura Tirtha Empul , the "Holy Spring". My wife was going to have a doubly excellent adventure: a water blessing in one of the holiest spots in Bali and getting to see me in a sarong. The drive was about 45 minutes, again through small villages and winding roads. It was scheduled to take us four hours at a total cost $42 for the both of us. Cheap trip out.

Our guide, Dodi, was absolutely brilliant. We were provided sarongs by our resort. He dealt with admission tickets and arranged for the offerings to the Gods.

Gearing Up


Sarong


Welcome to Pura (I Think That's What It Says)


Warnings

The ritual entails laying down an offering and going from spout to spout and repeating a short series of gestures at all but the last two water spouts (those two being reserved for evil spirits). After some coaching by Dodi, my wife headed into the pool (in a different sarong provided by the Temple). As you can see below, it started to get a little crowded with people just entering the pool randomly and starting wherever and doing whatever. I'm pretty sure those people are burning in hell right now.



Offering It Up


Ritual Purification Fountains


The Ritual


Dunk


Artistic Attempt

Following the Ritual we roamed the grounds, which were stacked with all sorts of cool statues and shrines.


My Favorite Statue, Never Got Her Name


Crazy Roots


Shrine


Temple Grounds

We were supposed to then return back to the Puri Sebali Resort. I was able to convince Dodi to stop at my next surprise for my wife. We stopped at Alas Harum Agro Tourism, which bills itself as a coffee connoisseur's must-do. It's really just a tourist attraction with a coffee bar attached to it. We were there to swing. And swing we did. Zipping too. The place was a gorgeous rice terrace with really cool, photograph-y things to do. We enjoyed it thoroughly.



Hearts


The Bridge


Readying For Launch


Scha-wing!



Zip


The Grounds

After being kids for awhile, it was back to the resort to chill out. We ate lightly at the restaurant before turning in for in advance of our last day in the Ubud area.


Her


Him (duh)

Next Up: Last Day In Paradise, More Yoga And More Rice!