Jimbaran

In the afternoon Made drove us to the temple at Uluwatu and to Jimbaran for dinner on the beach. Pura Luhur Ulawatu was built to honor the sea spirits in the 11th century and expanded by Nirantha who spent his final days here after attaining moksa, freedom from earthly desires. Perched on the highest point on the Uluwatu cliffs, the inner temple cast a beautiful silouette amidst sky, sheer cliffs, and blue green surf pounding below. Statues of Ganesha flanked several of the gates. We did see the bad monkeys, as Made described them, but all our guide had to do was to show his sling shot and they backed away. I think Carl was hoping for a scary monkey encounter, but I wasn't!
Along Jimbaron Beach, tables are set up by the many different warungs, for candlelight dining and grilled seafood. We selected our fish from Morenga Cafe - a Crazy Yellow Fish (which Carl said looked like a Beeliner) along with red and white snappers and were seated at a table closest to the water. The setting was perfect - the sun going down, the candles flickering in the slightly smokey air, the sound of the ocean, clinking glasses and music from a group of roving muscians in the air. Not to mention the scrumptious fish, fileted, split served with head and tail, that was marinated with galic, lime, and a
chili sauce, then grilled over a coconut husk fire. There was a garlic butter sambal as well as a tomato chili and traditional ones but the fish was amazing just by itself. No leftovers!