Sunset on the beach @ Legian, our last evening in Bali

We spent our last evening in Bali on the Beach at Legian, just near our hotel, the Kumala Pantai. The young man who sets out the sunbeds and the umbrellas is one of one of those unfailingly cheerful, very active, and indeed proactive people who brighten your day – this is why he keeps a lot of loyal customers compared to other competitors further down the beach. He trusts his customers and remembers them by face and by name, and is always happy to be paid “next day” or “later” if you find you have left your purse at home (or spent it on beer and with the beach sellers).

We sat near the edge of the sea and watched the sunset mixing with the big black clouds coming up from the horizon, signalling our nightly rain storm. The beach was busy with people of all nationalities playing games – football here, a bat and ball game there, people on jogs and people like us, just idling the time away with a glass of beer. It was the best kind of happy hour. And tomorrow we had the excitement of traveling our last leg to Timor.