We had lunch at the little place where we snapped all the scooter photos. It was a small, cute, indoor-outdoor “hole-in-the-wall” across from the market called Cafe Kopi, and they offered Balinese food at Balinese prices.
Justin ordered one of Bali’s signature drinks, the young coconut water. It is served in the freshly opened coconut with some lime, sometimes sugar and ice. They also provide a spoon to scoop off the tender “meat” from the lid and the inside. On top of having excellent re-hydration properties, it is delicious and it looks just so exotic.
I was feeling a little more bubbly and ordered the ginger-lemongrass-fizz. It was sweet, tangy, spicy, so delicious! I am officially in love with any combination of ginger, lime, lemongrass, mint and some bubbles.
Food-wise, Justin had the Mie Goreng (fried noodles) which I don’t have a picture of, so sorry! I, on the other hand, had a photogenic Gado-Gado. An assortment of steamed or blanched vegetables presented in a cabbage wrap, with a hard boiled egg, potatoes, tofu, tempeh and lots of thick peanut sauce. Yumo-yumo!
For all this delicious food and delightful drinks, the total bill came to about $7. A pretty sweet deal for being stuffed, refreshed and entertained.
cela parait tres bon! je vous souhaite a tout les deux une bonne annee,gros bisous chantal
I am loving your blog!!! I discovered it because a good friend of mine is taking the Cap Cleveland from Auckland to Savannah as we speak. I googled the ship and your blog and Justin’s came up. I have spent a wonderful couple of days reading about all of your adventures. You two are having the time of your life and I thank you for sharing it with the rest of us! Enjoy Bali– we were there about 15 years ago and it looks like it hasn’t changed. Happy travels in your further adventures!
Susan – wow that’s wonderful! Glad you’re enjoying reading about our adventures. Our Cap Cleveland experience will forever be held in our hearts dearly. That said we were lucky, the weather cooperated, which doesn’t seem to be the case all the time. I hope your friend will have a smooth ride. I am not too surprised Bali looks the same than 15 years ago, maybe people right more scooters now rather than motorcycle, but it does feel pretty timeless. It’s really beautiful despite the momentary torrential rain. We’re also looking forward to going to the Philippines next week, to meet up with some of our Cap Cleveland friends. We’ll definitely keep sharing the adventure. Cheers and Happy New Year!
Chantal – En effet c’etait delicieux! Merci pour ton petit mot et Bonne Annee a toi aussi! Pleins de bisous!!