Quotable

We had a great time in Bali and the people were fantastic. However, there were times, when several comments left us scratching our heads.

• When we were checking into the resort, Annie spotted a lizard on the wall. She said, "Look Jules, a lizard." The guy behind the front desk turned, glanced at the wall, and retorted "No, I'm sorry madam but that's not a lizard, that's a gecko". Now, call us crazy, but doesn't a gecko fall in the lizard family? That's like saying a golden retriever isn't a dog.
• Our driver, Katuk, (who we nicknamed the Ant Man) was certainly a master of the obvious. During the afternoon, a pretty bad rain storm swept across the island. As we were driving up to see the volcano, the rain showers started. After about 10 minutes of the drops hitting the windshield and Katuk using the wipers, he turned to us and said "It's raining, yeah?" It was like he needed confirmation that it was indeed rain that was pelting our Isuzu with precipitation.
• Later on when we stopped to learn how coffee is made, we walked by a stable with a few old milk cows. Katuk, never wanting to leave a moment unexplained, "This is cow." We didn't have the heart to tell Katuk that if we were blind we could have told him those were cows. The smell and the mooing kind of gave it away.