Beth practices her Bahasa Indonesia phonetic alphabet by spelling it out on the beach.
This ceremony took place during a torrential rainstorm in one of the very ancient temples high up one of Bali's mountains.
From left to right: Joost, Ellen, Beth and Marrie-Anne. They are wearing sarongs because this is a temple.
Another shot of the volcano, taken from a temple, which for some reason makes this look like Tibet.
Dom with some pesky kids from next door. They used to chase us down the road every morning as we cycled to school, screaming 'Hello Mister' at the tops of their voices. Bless.
If you ever go to Ubud, then stay here at the Krishna homestay. It costs five pounds a night, but it's worth splashing out for.
Beth showing how not to ride a bike in Bali. Note the absence of helmet and lack of essential gloves, kevlar armour and full leathers. These were all removed for the shot, obviously.
A view of the beach in Sanur. The sign asks people not to swim during the cremation and ash casting ceremony going on to the right of the picture. Not that you would want to swim through that anyway...
A view of the rather grand homstay in Denpasar. The balcony was where we studied Bahasa Indonesia every night, learning vocab.
This character defends the house from the more undesirable spirits. The umbrella is to keep him in the shade, and thus comfortable.
The family temple is in the north of the plot, facing Gunung Agung, the largest volcano on Bali, and home to the spirits. By making them comfortable here in the temple, the good spirits will protect the house, and the bad spirits will stay beneath the temple and avoid the house.
A birthday cake to celebrate Ibu Dhita's birthday, and, as this is Indonesia, some singing and dancing as well.
Dom and Joost wearing their Bali shirts, a present from Ibu Dayu and Ibu Dhita at our homestay in Bali
A traditional Balinese Proa with Gunung Agung in the background, which is usually obsucured by cloud.
This father and son team of mask makers near Ubud make some of the most important masks in Bali. All their masks are hand carved and hand painted with natural pigments. They are used for important religious ceremonies, and the best dancers will commission masks. None of their masks are sold to tourists.
