The last Reflexology experience The Airport The longest day The toys in Taipei 2-23 Long Saturday, Reflexology, Airport  Read More →

An easy day. 2-22 Friday, Funny Fish, Hardys, Mangos  Read More →

Breakfast at the Warung. Mmmm. We get ripped off. Spirit Café Heavy duty reflexology 2-21 Thursday  Read More →

Breakfast with Bringin the Banyan tree Horse riding on the beach. Ah-choo! Sleeping off the allergies. Sniffle… Photo shoot dinner 2-20 Wednesday, Segara Village, Horses, Dinner Photo Shoot, Spirit Cafe  Read More →

Alex goes to Pura Segara Boys go surfing Off to Sanur! We move into Segara Village. Nice. Mango’s 2-19 Tuesday, Melka Morning, Sanur, Mango  Read More →

Raped by Dolphins So we go to Seminyak KuDeTa on the beach 2-18 Monday, Dolphins, Seminyak, KuDeTa  Read More →

We drive to Lovina with Wayan We get we at GitGit We eat lunch at Bambu. Poor dog. We visit the zoo and dolphin show at Melka We meet Balinese Sinatra 2-17 Leave for Lovina, GitGit, Bambu & Dog, Melka  Read More →

Our Last Day Twice at Three monkeys Doing Shopping Monkey get a slingshot Talks with David on the porch 2-16 Saturday, Last Day  Read More →

Eating lunch with Priscilla Our Last dinner at Café Wayan The days are winding down now. The morning sessions are still amazing and David Patten is feeling better. Beth and I took it easy, and met Priscilla for lunch at Komeneka, a very nice bungalow/restaurant establishment next door to Sri Bungalows.... 

Now we are wearing Rings Uluwatu Temple Eating Fried Fish in Jimbaran Shopping for Arjuna mask Indus is Fancy Today is the first day of wearing rings. I have never liked rings, and as Beth and I were trying and looking for rings none ever felt comfortable, including the ones that we picked (that picked... 

As a result of our work with David Patten, and of this entire tour, and of our entire lives, here is how we greeted each other and friends to begin our wedding: BETH: Hello, I am the one who seeks continuous renewal, the one who will inherit the universe. I am the one who rests between the beginnings, the... 

Day 10 Wednesday Temple at Batur Pedanda’s blessing A Wonderful Wedding 2-13 Wedding - Susan Saralegui's Ceremony Photos It’s wedding day, but I’ll get to that in a moment. A large group of us drove to Batur, which is the name of both the village, the temple, and the volcano. The temple... 

We freshen up at Nur Salon A meeting with David Beth enjoyed a four hour treatment at Nur Salon that included an hour and a half massage, pedicure and manicure, facial and hair treatment. I went only for a manicure and pedicure. Fun! I had my right fourth finger painted purple, and right pinky nail painted... 

We go to Temple We spend time with David Patten We are blessed by healer I get sick at Tutmak… 2-11 Temple, David, Healer Blessing, Procession, Tutmak 2-11 Healer's Blessing- Christian de Quincey's Photos  Read More →

David’s message: watch out for the other. Bumbu cooking class with Made. Trip to Blue Lagoon gets sidetracked. Dinner at Murni. Beth’s bachelorette party. 2-10 Monkey Forest, Cooking Class, Murna, Bachelorette Party  Read More →

Temple with 13 fountains. Reflexology massage lesson. Dinner at Dian. The day is bright! The healer’s magic has clearly done its job. Now we began our day by going to the temple of 13 fountains to bathe across these. There were three we did not move to, the first, the tenth and eleventh. The way things... 

We meet the Healer. Today we visited a healer. I wasn’t skeptical, but I did think I might have an idea of what would happen. Something magical. I was wrong by longer than a long shot. Beth and I visited with two colleagues from our group, and the experienced really defies description. I suppose... 

Being a teenager. Temple. Woodcarving and Painting with the chesire cat. Campan David Patten’s morning talks are phenomenal. We are going through the Ogama and Agama that predates Christianity and other religions, and his story telling is simply amazing. Today we look at being a teenager. Of course,... 

We grow up. Batur mountain and volcano hike. Kecak The lesson and theme for today is about the meditation of the child who is the center of the universe. At this stage of life we have the opportunity to understand where we fit, or else we will live all of life not understanding where I fit in the universe.... 

Dreams. Wedding planning. Pedanda. Temple. I have had a dream Monday night and one last night. I won’t say much about them, but will say that they were more vivid than I normally would have. It seems that many others in our group are also having vivid dreams. We’re getting married! Yes, that’s... 

The pattern of David Patten. We start with Reflexology. A stab at our wedding vows. Today we began our program with David Patten. He took us to meet a famous wood and mask artist, and then to meet a very well known painter whose wife is an equally known Batik artist. Nyoman, the painter, bore an uncanny... 

Blue Lagoon The new Nur Salon addiction Carl, Luan, Susan, Maggie, Christian and Beth and I traveled to the Blue Lagoon an hour taxi ride away from Ubud. We hired a driver for the ride, a three hour stay (not tour), and the promise of a return ride. All together, we each paid $5. I won’t say too... 

Dinner at Cafe Wayan with Christian and Reba. They are just wonderful. We ate at Cafe Wayan and tried Brem. Brem is their local rice wine and it is ridiculously good. 2-2 We Arrive in Bali  Read More →

Yes, we want coffee. There’s much to see in this airport, and it’s so big that perhaps we’ll get an hour of walking in. It has been 14 short hours. This is the first stop of our trip. The Taipei airport is clean, fresh, full of nice little sample snacks, and accomodating with these...