Day 3 of Holidays

Day 3 of a very low-key holiday. This time last year we were in Bali for the first time, and this year we've stayed home, mostly due to Tris' shoulder pain. It's kind of fun being home without school/work, especially since for some reason a lot of people have not gone on holidays anywhere. We finally get a chance to socialize and get some down time together. This morning we headed to the olympic pool to exercise and then to the family pool to chat with others. What a nice way to spend the morning!
Big news here: McDonald's in the next city sells breakfast!! With many people away to the outskirt villages of Java (the island we live on) or further, traffic is minimal and it would only take 10 minutes to get to that McDonalds. Speaking of driving, both Tris and I got our Indo licenses last weekend. Tris renewed and I got one for the first time. Now I can drive around without trepidation of being pulled over by the polisi. A friend of mine was driving without a license (not uncommon, licensing isn't a big deal...costs $8 for a license and you don't need a test or anything) and was let off when she burst into tears. No longer do I have to save up my tears just in case...sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

On our first day of holidays I headed into Jakarta with Tris for his physio. What would take 1 1/2 hours in Courtenay took us 4 hours because of traffic. Everyone is trying to get out of town.

Yesterday, Day 2, I had lunch with a friend. She found a loaf of REAL pumpernickel bread and some sauerkraut and so of course, we had Reubens. O yum! Because Idul Fitri (the partial reason for our school holiday) is similar to Christmas, many businesses are closed for the week. Because of that my friend, Coral, and I headed to our favourite salon and I got a massage while she got a facial before they closed for the week. That was a GREAT way to start the holidays.

That's our holiday. Very different from what we'd usually be doing...camping, gardening, swimming at the lake, but a good holiday nonetheless.

Thanks for reading.