up to Lovina

DAY 4
Today we rent a car to get to Lovina - the hotel had arranged a car for us. The car that arrived for us had bald tires ... no way we were going to head out and explore with that! Off we went with bags to find a car - down the road a bit we finally found a place that could get us a car - they called it "new" - it was 2005. We think they call their friends who have vehicles and rent those out when needed (we got it for $11.50 per day). The gas gauge was on "E" - so instead of going right to a hike thru rice fields and temples - we set off for a station. 8k later and being stuck in a traffic jam - for an Independence parade - we made it to a station. They call petrol "premium". Already behind on time, and too far out - we decided to get on the way. The ride was nice thru rice fields and orange groves, up to Kintamoni. We stopped to look at the volcano's, but were attacked by vender's who would not stop! Back in the car, we go to the coast and needed to go west to Lovina - OOPs another traffic jam - Independence parade. We were stopped for a good 30 minutes - people and motorbikes all around us! We talked to others around us ... and when traffic began to move we followed them the back way thru town and out! First hotel we saw we stopped - whew!!! They only had one cottage left $20. it was very cute and the location was right off the ocean. We stayed there had dinner and relaxed.

DAY 5
After breakfast we went off for a waterfall hike. First we needed a map - road maps seem to be non-existent here! we never found one, but we picked up a general map. First, off to Pupuan, a spice village. The drive was very nice - stopped for a snack over looking a rice field, and watched the people and how they worked. We had a heck of a time finding Sambanagn Village for our trek. Every time we stopped people would say that way and point ... it took many "that way's" to get there, but we found an information station. A guide came over and led us to, and thru, the trek. Very beautiful waterfalls, not much of a "path" to follow. We could do the shortest trek due to time - maybe 1.5 hour. We went back to the hotel, swam, walked the beach and had a wonderful dinner - fresh tuna and cooked veg!