Tag 62 - photogenic

01.07.19

As we have been talking to Lucy in the past few days, it turned out that she is currently working on marketing clothing, shoes, and bags from Bali in Europe. I then offered to take photos for her website - in return, we would get free surfing lessons from Ian - Sounds great.

So after the morning breakfast, there's a two-hour photoshoot (right on the street in front of the house) where we try to showcase all the items. Jonna and I can be creative while Lucy tries to catch her dog, who, while she was getting bags from the apartment, ran out through the open door and past Jonna, who tried to stop the four-legged friend like a goalkeeper.

During the time Lucy searches the beach with the scooter, little Cuki comes back to us and we promptly close her back in the courtyard. When Lucy returns, there is a big relief and we are almost done with the photoshoot.

Once all the photos are taken and all the clothes are tried on, we start editing the pictures, which takes another 2 hours. By now, it's later in the afternoon and Ian and Lucy lend us their scooter again so that the four of us can go to the beach to watch the sunset. We order a coconut to drink and eat and watch them play chess. Unfortunately, the sunset is a bit unspectacular as the sun disappears behind a thick wall of clouds in the last minutes. The dog, Cuki, is also with us, running wild and playing with other dogs on the beach.

After the sun has set, we drive back home and for the very first time since we've been here, we get food from a street food stall. Lucy recommends one that is only a 2-minute walk away and prepares fried rice and fried noodles with lots of vegetables and garlic. It sounds exactly like our taste - and it turns out it is! For less than 1€, we get a generous portion with scrambled eggs. It is incredibly delicious, even if occasionally a small chili pepper could slip onto the fork and surprise you - I had a little coughing fit.

After dinner, we bake brownies using a baking mix and later share them with our hosts, who, just like us, are pleasantly surprised by the result.

We roll into bed, full and satisfied, watch some TV (Fox Movies is a really cool channel), and then fall asleep.

- Alex