Diary of A Stay At Home Mummy: Getaway to Bali

This is a long overdue post as we went to Bali early October. Nevertheless, it was an enjoyable and memorable trip for us because it was Aston's first plane ride. However, two weeks before we were due to depart we were so stressed because the dates that we chose to travel coincides with APEC. It wouldn't be a big deal because come on it has nothing to do with us BUT unfortunately it has everything to do with us because the airport was scheduled to close on the days that were suppose to land and depart! To cut the story short we manage to delay our flight dates by one day at no extra cost. Again, this wouldn't be a big deal if we were booked on premium airlines which unfortunately we weren't. So you know what it's like when you bought economy promo ticket on AA.

So, back to our holiday. We stayed at Saba Villa in Canggu. We took the 1 bedroom villa with private pool. Apparently it was their honeymoon suite! Unfortunately, it was no honeymoon for us because we have a baby cot in our honeymoon suite. All I can say is I truly enjoyed my trip despite not being able to massage and no late night gossips.

Please excuse the poor editing. This is my first attempt on video editing using iMovie.

Below is what I can remember about the whole trip.

Day 1
. We went to the airport 3 hours earlier to avoid the peak hour traffic.
. Aston had his first taste of Mcdonalds. Mama and Aston shared a big breakfast.
. The flight was delayed for an hour and we were stuck at the tarmac due to heavy traffic. Yes, we had a traffic congestion at the runway.
. Mama was so worried about Aston's ears I fed him kiwi during take off and gave him Ceres Junior juice during landing. Again, this is the first time he finish the whole packet juice to himself undiluted!
. Checked into the hotel and we had our late lunch in the Villa. No photos but it was quite good!
. After Aston explore the whole area including walking to other villas he told us "Let's go home"
. We went to Ku De Ta for dinner. Food was so-so but love the ambience. I can imagine if we were to plan a girls only trip this is the place we would definitely go.
. Aston was exhausted and we called it a night.

Day 2
. We had breakfast in the villa and Aston vomited because he didn't concentrate on chewing his food and he choke and vomited everything out.
. We went to Sukawati Market, Kopi Luwak Farm, Lunch at Ibu Oka for Babi Guling and back to villa for swim. The journey back was horrible because we got stuck in traffic. We had dinner in the villa.
. Aston slept early and we just chilled in the villa and called it a night.

Day 3
. Breakfast in the villa again.
. We went to the beach but the sea was really rough so no swimming in the sea. It was Aston's first encounter with the beach and he was definitely not comfortable with it. However, he loves the waves! He wanted to go into the sea!
. We went back to the villa and swam in the pool instead.
. Went to lunch at Naughty Nuri that served very delicious BBQ pork ribs.
. Aston and I went back to the villa for a nap while the rest of the troop went shopping and visited Tanah Lot.
. Aston had a good swimming session after his nap follow by dinner in the villa.
. The adults had specially catered BBQ dinner in the villa. The food served was so yummylicious and the best part is the chef does the BBQ-ing for us! Talk about 5 star service!
. Aston and I called it a night while daddy and the rest of the gang had a good hour of massage and chat.

Day 4
. We had breakfast in the villa.
. Aston and daddy went for a swim while mummy start packing.
. We went to the airport early hoping to have lunch unfortunately we were so early that we can't even do a baggage drop/check in. We then further found out there's nothing to eat in the new airport except for sausage!
. Flight was delayed and Aston was a little cranky because it was way pass his nap time.
. Aston finally slept half way through the flight and couldn't even wake up for landing!
. He woke up once we disembark from the plane but fell asleep again in the taxi on the way home and slept all the way till the next morning.

Wow! I felt like I was writing an essay! Hahahaha Anyway, here are some photos! We did not bring a single camera so photos are taken using our phone.