Met Reece (Aus) from awesome hostel in Uluwatu. We rented motorbikes with helmetttts and went to the gigantic palace-esque Uluwatu Temple. It takes about thirty minutes to walk through and we watched the sunset over the cliff on which it is built. The temple is the conjunction of Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma making it one of the most powerful Hindu holy places. There are monkeys in a little forest entryway and they did not hesitate to steal water bottles, wallets, and sunglasses. I made the mistake of making eye contact and this little dude came over and started hissing and climbing up my pants. Kind of terrifying and adorable. We just hissed back and luckily made it through the forest without getting chomped on. The monkeys are also said to be a protection against bad energy so I’m not entirely sure what that says about me.
