Day 5 our last day
Once again we slept past 7.15 amazing as we are awake by 5am at home.
We had talked about how the last day should be spent as we drank our champagne the night before and a last trip to Carla Spa was the way to start. Off we went to Jalan Pantai Sindhu and the girls were not busy. I had the foot massage followed by a facial for $11 total and my sister had her nails painted and a hair creme bath. Around the same cost . A last stop into tootsies as I really loved the new style happy pant. Plus my sister didn't get enough sunnies the day before (joke).
We looked everywhere for the green chilli sauce I had eaten at breakfast but couldn't find it . Lunch at Retro Resto and we shared the Megibung feast containing sates, fried duck ,pork in Bali sauce, fish and prawn in coconut chili sauce , vegetables, rice, prawn crackers and sambal. Followed by coconut Bali crepes. Two drinks plus black coffees for $30 the lot.
A quick trip to Hardy's to buy take home Bali coffee and back to our room for a final pack and small rest before the flight home. Got to love the midnight horror flight. As usual not wanting to take everything back with us we left a bag of shoes and clothes for the staff to distribute or discard their choice. Food and drinks left over we put on our neighbors verandah table as they had fine for the evening and still had a week before they were heading home
Our last meal was close to the hotel. The Mona Lisa had become one of our favorites in Jan 2010. Straight forward menu , reasonable prices , lovely presentation and a complimentary bruschetta salad with fresh baked bread. Lovely cold juices too.
As usual we just arrived in time . This had been the recurring theme where ever we had eaten during our holiday . We would sit down place our order and then all of a sudden the restaurant would be full and tonight they had to turn away customers . After days of local cuisine the surf and turf caught my eye. Mainly because it would have been my hubbies choice had he been with me. We have a standing family laugh about my husbands bad choices in restaurants. I always seem to pick the best dish for value , taste and quality. My poor husband is usually the opposite. On occasions even when we order the same dish somehow his is smaller , tougher or not cooked the way he expected. We always tell him he shouldn't order steak in Asian countries even ones we were recommended by forumites. He likes to test his luck and is sure he is served water buffalo. The steak I had at Mona Lisa that last night was so beautifully cooked I could have cut it with a cardboard knife. My sister ordered the beef saltimboca from the blackboard specials. It was a lovely way to end our trip. With two lime juices $19.70.
Our trip to the airport with our driver was one of the quickest ever as traffic was light at 9pm. Even at the dreaded roundabout roadworks .Had web checked in at home and were thru immigration in no time. A long lingering coffee at the new Starbucks and a chat with 2 off-duty staff . Part of the extensions inside and many changes outside plus shops are now open along with the butterfly walk entrance. Those last three hours always fly by . There was the usual congestion and confusion at the departure gates as there is three flights that leave gates 7,8 & 9 at that time of night. Two Melbourne flights, then Perth plus shortly after that Osaka. You wouldn't want to end up on the wrong bus. A very long bus ride out to the AA plane which seemed to be in darkness except for light on the steps up to the plane. Everyone hesitated getting off the bus. Not me I was first to my seat.
Home by 6am and wow what a mess to greet me..
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