30 days in Krui may be a few too many for me. While i was quite addicted to a nearby beach break, the constant onslaught of "hello mister" proved to be too much for me. not a moments rest for a white guy in those parts. the hotel wasnt that great beacuse there was no hang out area where you could be alone. always indo people walking through there and they all want to know where you're from, what you're doing, where you're going, how long you been here, blah blah blah. i had the same conversation 10 times a day every day. not fun. but the waves were ok. never got any of the reefs working, and the winds came up around 11:00 everty day, but the beach break was my saving grace. the first pic is a little store in front of the beach that i could get a coffee every morning. sit down, talk to an indo while checking the waves, and they would watch my stuff while i was in the water. nice couple. the other pic is just scenery on the way to the beach. rice fields and houses are all you see. and jungle. nice drive, but everyone you pass screams "mister!" at you. annoying. the food gets a bit monotonous as well. once you've been there a week, you've had everything. so it's the same ole same ole every day. at least i found some really cheap deals. i was eating rice and veggies (a huge plate) for about 60 cents every day. amazing.some things i've notioced around there. the spiderman outfit is a bestseller for children. either the cheapest thing to buy, or they really like spiderman. strangly enough, no one was running around pretending to swing off a spiders web. which is what I would be doing if i had the spiderman pjs on. and pjs are another thing. every woman in krui wears pjs come about 5pm. it's strainge. it's like the old man pjs too. the long pants and button down shirt. except these have cartoon characters on them a lot of times. or just some design. but trips to the store are done in pjs every night. dressing down i guess.
also, at the shop, aside from people asking me questions, once i get in line, i become invisible. im next for checkout, and 2 people just jump in front of me and put there groceris on the counter. not sure about that one. whenever the checkout person sees that though, and they see my bewildered expression, they take me first. so that's nice.
and if i were to have a girlfriend, i would never be able to take here to a place such as krui. lots of non-touristic places dont see too many white people, and especially not many white girls in skimpy clothing. so they are blatantly staring and staring for ages. pretty disturbing really. and im sure there's more than one off in the bushes doing indecent things.
anywyas, im back in bali right now. well, back in the sense that i ahvent been here in 2 years. not the greatest place to be, but good to get some civilization after 4 months in indo. my plans, i think, are to find a flight to sumba, which is an island further east with some waves and not too crowded. we'll see how that plays out. then i get to have a nice visit from the parents in mid-june. should be nice!
