This morning, early, before the clouds and rains started, I headed straight to the hills to visit the Dharma Girl.

I chose to drive a loop in order to take in as much as possible. It’s slow going on a 100cc scooter on rough, windy roads, even when there is no traffic.

When I arrived at the gate to Dharma Girl, it was locked, so I ventured down a trail through some coffee fields.

The guys showed up at 8:30 am to unlock the gate (opening was supposed to be 8:00) and I was alone inside. The grounds were beautiful. I don’t know the story of Dharma Girl, other than the population of Buddhists in the country is quite low – .7%, so a buddhist statue is unusual. There are only two in Bali.

On the way down, I almost crashed a couple of times looking around. The rice fields, the coffee farms and the mountains were breathtaking.

A perfect morning. Cool, calm and so scenic. Tomorrow, I head back to the craziness…..to catch my flight to Sulawesi on April 1.

And first, sunset on the beach