trekking around bali

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A trek in the Ayung river valley in Sayan

Rice paddies were scattered all around Bali

The Rice harvest

The Balinese are Hindu and regard cows as sacred animals -- the cows here look almost like deer.

This spider was as big as my hand

A huge flock of white herons come back to this village to roost every night, like everything else of natural beauty on the island, the Balinese regard this as sacred. 

On the beach, and waiting for sunset, after a long bike ride.