And again...

We love Ubud. The ducks woke me this morning; they follow their owner's flag to the rice paddies each day, where they quack and gobble up snails and bugs, and fertilise the fields ready for the next crop.

Yesterday we sampled how the other half live. One of the girls I met at the orphanage last year was offered an apprenticeship and we are invited to visit.  John Hardy is a famous jewellery designer and has built a huge factory complex in Bali, complete with an immense organic garden where food is grown for the 600+ employees lunches. His jewellery is seriously expensive, and includes a beautiful jug that we can purchase as a souvenir. At over $5000 we pass, regretfully. We pop into his hotel - Bambu Indah - made of ancient Javanese joglos, and have juice at Five Elements Spa and wellness retreat,with stunning bamboo buildings,  where we are seriously tempted to move in. Beautiful.