Beach Girl in Bali

Hi everybody,

I’m back to give some little updates! I am living the full-on beach life!!! Blue skies, sunshine, smoothies bowls, and pink coffee shops. YES! 

My only complaint is that I don’t have someone to put sunscreen on my back. I feel like a contortionist. Hopefully, I won’t have some super-odd tan lines! 

Yesterday, I started the day with a smoothie bowl (my diet here). When I went to start reading my paper book 😉 the lady sitting next to me asked if I liked said book, and we struck up a conversation! 

I won’t lie—Loni is pretty cool. She’s around 40 years old, worked a good job, saved money, quit, and just finished solo traveling Africa in a VW van. She is writing a book about her adventure and working to de-stigmatizing some assumptions about female solo travel. We hit the beach together and set up shop at a beach club. It was a delight!

I also found the motorbike of my dreams!

We grabbed dinner and then went to the beach for sunset. IT WAS STUNNING!! 

We then sat outside her hostel eating cookies and watching Love is Blind UK ( I may or may not be watching it right now… ) 

ALSO the water here is not supposed to be great for your hair. This is my hair after two days of not washing it 🙂 🙂 

Today, I meant Loni for breakfast… see smoothie bowl below. Also, pink aesthetic! Okay, I’ll stop 🛑 

I then went and inhaled my book at the beach. Period. Relaxing!!!!! I also took a long barefoot walk on the beach.

I changed hotels today; this is my view for the next five nights. 

I think I’m going on an adventure to a different part of the island tomorrow to see what I can see. Looking forward to it. I’ve also planned a trip to Ubud, which is the classic eat, pray, love spot. It’s more inland and there are apparently a lot of michevious monkeys there. Wish me luck!!!

Your sun kissed girly,

Mahala