There and back again...

There and back again my little hobbit...that's what my dad said to me at the beginning of this journey. Well dad, we have been there and we are on our way back again. We have had a fantastic journey, but we are ready to see you all again. This will be my final update since we leave for home tomorrow night. We will have lots of stories to tell when we get home...you know, the ones that were too gross or would have scared our mothers half to death. Papua was awesome and we both miss it already. We have been chillin' in Bali the last couple of days. We have tried surfing and have the bruises to show for it. It is actually a lot more violent of a sport than you would think. Mostly we have just been relaxing near our hotel, but we did venture around the island a couple of days ago, and ended up in Uluwatu.

The skirts are not because we thought they were pretty. It is a requirement when you are in a sacred Hindu area. This temple was built in the 11th or the 14th century depending on who you listen to...whatever...it was old and it was cool.
It is built on the edge of these cliffs.

And there are gigantic waves that surfers from around the world come to surf on. Actually...they surf a little bit further down the coast, and we watched them, if you tried to surf in this spot, you would be met with an untimely death. One of the surfers told us the waves were 15 feet high...all I know is they were HUGE!

These are the guys who drove us down to Uluwatu on their motorcycles. My "sopir" Chris, is on the right. He was very impressed with my indonesian and we chatted all the way down there. Actually, I had the opportunity to have some pretty awesome spiritual conversations, so that was a cool way to spend our journey.

And of course, Joerg was makin' friends with members of his own species as well. The monkeys there are quite anxious for treats and if you don't feed them they start pulling on your skirt and stuff.

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Thank you to everyone for your prayers and your comments. We will see you on the flip side in a couple of days. Love in Christ, Jen