We are staying in Kuta which is a great place with miles of golden sands (quite busy) and excellent waves for surfing. Had a go yesterday with a body board, the waves are about 10ft tall (seem bigger up close!! the water doesnt taste to good though!).

We took a guided tour of the island with a local who owned a mini bus. He took us to see the volcano which is north of Kuta and more central in Bali.

We also stopped of for a walk around the monkey sanctuary being sure not to carry anything that resembled food or that the monkeys could snatch.

Also taking a detour I was lucky to see a huge spider in a web hanging between two houses. I'm not sure if it was dangerous though, I couldn't reach it to find out!