Travels

Hi Everyone!!

We got our tickets to Bali and we will be there November 23rd-28th!! We are so excited and can't wait to go!  It is exactly one month till Matt Park arrives and we can't wait till our travel partner comes!  Matt has requested that we take him shopping as soon as he gets here so that he can get his Bali attire.  In that attire, includes matching outfits for Merrick and Matt to sport while they go "clubbing".  I have seen some of the things Merrick is interested in and if it holds with Matt I think you guys will be really pleased.  But until then it will be a secret.

Things on the itinerary:

We are staying at the Ashton Kuta Hotel, which is in the middle of everything!  Merrick's only request with the hotel is that it had a swim up bar.  Wish is granted.  He thinks he's single and that the swim up bar is going to be where he picks up the ladies.  I'm letting the leash go on this ladies and I want to see what this little Panda bear can produce.  I am on the search for a little video camera to take with so that I am able to document what Tweedle dee and Tweedle dum do.

Some of the touristy things we want to do are: Turtle Island, Monkey Forest, explore the Temples, get Bintang tank tops, go to the water park, elephant ride, and maybe a little snorkeling.  The rest of the time we want to take advantage of the cheap alcohol and food!  Apparently their beer prices are between $1.00-$1.50 and the food is around $3.00-$5.00! I think we will definitely be abusing those!  Everyone I have talked to says that everything is dirt cheap.  You guys know I love dirt cheap so I will be coming back with a bunch of Christmas presents!

Other than that we have just been exploring Perth little by little.  We went to Fremantle (about 20 minutes away from our house) last weekend and went to the Little Creatures Brewery (local beer) and grabbed lunch and a few beers.  It's a really cool place and we will def take Matt there when he comes.  It's right on the water and it's HUGE! After we were there we walked around and went to their Farmers Market and grabbed a few things.  They have produce, seafood, cheeses, wines, free samples of salami (our fav), and other stuff.  It's always fun to go there a look around.

We are also waiting on Matt to get here to go to Margaret River.  I think I talked about this place before it has really cool hiking trails, caves, wineries and beaches.  We will take a weekend there after we get back from Bali.  While we have a third person here we will def take advantage of exploring!  We are going to take Matt to the horse track to bet on horses, casino, and I think we are going to see Foo Fighters at an outdoor arena as soon as we get back.  Merrick will have to work most of the time Matt is here so I am responsible for taking him around the city.  Knowing Matt he is going to just take charge and tell me where to go.

Cottesloe Beach

But for now, Merrick and I are just going to different beaches and seeing which one we like the best.  We love Trigg Beach!  It's like a miniature Great Ocean Road, but there are cute bars and restaurants. We also love Scarborough and Cottesloe beach.  Cottesloe was on the news the other day because a man was killed by a great white.  He was just swimming his usual morning route and BOOM, got eaten.  They said all they found of him was his speedos! Seriously! We went there all the time, but since then we have stayed at Scarborough.

Me, Emma, Nicola, & Victoria

I almost forgot!!  I am a world record holder! Yes, that's right I made a spot for myself in the history books!  My friend Victoria asked if I wanted to do Zumba for a spot in the Guinness World Record Book.  I said where do I sign up?!?! It was pretty cool. 1401 people doing Zumba for 30 minutes. Here is the video of the event! I was a Zumba Latina! :)
Zumba World Record!


Miss you guys dearly and will talk to y'all soon!