We arrived on a beautiful moonlit night to our first lodging in Bali. It was magical. And in the morning found our breakfast spot for the next three days. They are not joking when they say Bali has some of the best food. Just so many details and little things to make it taste more flavorful. And then we tried to learn to surf. They give you a softer and bigger board to learn on. But it is still hard, especially if it rains.But my wife is impressive! She just has this innate balance ability that is so developed. I did get up for a few seconds a few times this day, but it wasn’t caught on film. I had a funny conversation with my instructor as it was thundering … he kept asking if I had been hurt in the past and if the hurt was still in me. I finally figured out he was asking if I had any metal in my body from an ORIF. He was concerned that being hit by lightning with that would be the only real danger of surfing in a thunderstorm. But Zarah just kept excelling.Zarah and her teacher. And the kites flying overhead the colors representing Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva and both a hobby and a traditional prayer for good harvest. I can’t believe my neck made it through 3 days of this in a row. Despite my impression of Michael Jackson here, I was working very hard for little reward. But it was fun and three days was a max. My low ribs were bruised (feeling) from pushing into the board with my head and shoulders up trying to paddle out. And my neck was totally done with holding that position too. Zarah, meanwhile started looking up all the beaches where you can surf in Washington State….
Jessica Wandering 
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