All Good Things Come to an End....
It was supposed to be a year, it ended up being the better part of three years.
We were supposed to go to many cool places, in the end we liked Raja Ampat so much we got a few hundred dives there.
We were supposed to live in the villa of our dreams, in the end it was too expensive for what it was (even after negotiating down the price) and we ended up liking a cheaper, smaller one better.
It was supposed to be paradise, in the end there is no paradise, we enjoyed our time in Bali but I’m glad we’re moving on. Because of the traffic and crowds, we didn’t go around Bali very much. When we did go, we often wished we had stayed home in our villa and just enjoyed a relaxing time there. #BADTOURISTS
We are now in beautiful (?) Fayetteville, Georgia (the state) visiting family and thence to other US destinations. The vision was always to live in various places; up now is 7 months in the US. Indo diving has not lost its hold on us, we will be back later this year.
What We Really Liked:
* Coming back to beautiful Bali after a dive holiday. Beautiful rice fields!
* The TREMENDOUS variety of marine life in Indo - and in RA in particular!
* Going to Singapore from Bali – such great contrast
* Bali, and Ubud in particular is so safe!
* Rice field walks every day, work out an amazing sweat, then jump in the pool!
* Making a few new friends along the way
What We Would Do Differently Next Time:
* Dive Komodo more (*we aren't done yet!)
* Live further from downtown Ubud - no need to go there very often!
* Spend our retirement money more wisely
* Try to make more friends
Once we went through the difficult part of moving out of our home, we really like the peripatetic lifestyle. We plan to keep it up for a while longer, we’re looking at South Africa (for safaris, land-based life is cool, too!) and then Europe.
We have found that about two months in a new place works great. After that, it’s time to go on a dive trip, take a safari, or check out a new country, and then either move on or move back if we liked that place.
Around the World, Slowly.