The Hungry Geographer: Dawn in Bali

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Dawn in Bali

Jet lag : 80% recovered. I awoke this morning before the dawn and went out to the beach.

A handful of fisherman knee deep in surf were casting their nets into the sea. A few small dingo-like dogs chased each other along the sand. Too early for the surfers, the morning break was empty. The cicadas and surf provide a soothing audio soundtrack.

It's 6:30 here and I am off to class. Three hours of asana practice and then breakfast. It is very good to be in Bali.

3 comments:

Liz4:48 PM
Wow! Been thinking of you the whole time!! This is SO amazing! I hope you can't tell how many times I log onto your blog thing for updates! That would be embarrassing but... why get a life when I can live through yours!
LOVE YA! Could not be more excited
XXOO
Liz
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schutzy12:36 AM
Beautiful. So glad you are there and having this experience...
xo
Castor
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Cynthia and David2:59 PM
Ohhhhh. So wonderfully peaceful. Thinking of you.
xo
C
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The Journey

One day you finally knew
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though the voices around you
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