Day 8 (July 25, 2014): Celebrating 22 Years

After Thursday's exhausting trip from Brunei to Bali, it was nice to wake up in such a tropical paradise. Our hotel is the Melia Bali, located in the resort strip of Nusa Dua. Picture Bali as an island, with a little peninsula sticking out at the bottom. Nusa Dua is located there. 

We have had great experiences with the Spanish Melia chain in Cuba and Madeira and Bali promises the same good experience. Here are a few hotel shots:

The hotel is located in a small quiet cove, where the tide change is dramatic.  This was the scene after breakfast when we arrived at the beach:

This was the scene just after lunch:

Basically, it was a beach day. After seven days of go-go-go, it was time for a battery recharge. And that's just what we did:  Beach. Walk. Lunch. Pool. A perfect recharge. 

On our walk, we came across our first small Hindu temple, which was on the beach in front of the Melia. 

We also came across this tsunami evacuation sign - a poignant reminder of the terrible Southeast Asia tsunami a number of years ago. 

We called it a day at 5pm and went back to the room to get ready for our 6pm anniversary dinner reservation at the hotel's Mediterranean restaurant. We were the first ones there and they had a table set up for us outside. A perfect setting under the palms, despite the bats that kept flying overhead at dusk! 

Post-dinner we did another walk around the hotel grounds and down to the beach, where a young couple was hosting their wedding reception - a pertinent reminder of our own special day on July 25, 1992. Seems like yesterday.