Honeymoon: Day 5 - To the Coast in Candidasa

When I planned our trip I purposely didn't allocate much time on the coast. Mostly because we live in Hawaii. We also don't dive (Bali is great for diving) or surf (same, awesome surf!) and I'd heard many of the famous beaches were over-developed. Even still, I wanted to experience some coastal time since most of Bali actually does border the ocean. I chose Candidasa based on reviews in our guidebook. It was described as a sleepy little beach town with charm and a nice beach fairly close.

We hired a driver and spent about an hour and a half in a minivan without AC. Oh my god, it was torturous! But we quickly arrived in Candidasa and found it to be a VERY sleepy town. It's somewhat charming but didn't have nearly the intrigue or the friendliness of Ubud.

One of our first views of the coast. Oh Bali, you charmer, you!

Cruising along the beachfront. Notice, absolutely no people around us.

So nice to feel the ocean. Feels like home!

We enjoyed a nice dinner with the restaurant all to ourselves and sunset worthy of the 15 pictures I took.

Oooh...