QM2 is moored off-shore at Benoa Harbour as she is too big for the wharf which is occupied by the smaller Seabourn Sojourn cruise ship. The view from our balcony is of a flat shoreline - then suddenly a grey fog shifts momentarily and I can see dramatic mountains.
We've been dithering whether or not to go ashore on Bali: by the time we decided yes the official tours were filled except for 6 hours wood carvings and 4 hours at the Grand Hyatt Resort in Nusa Dua. Easy! We chose the Hyatt and have our Bali experience sanitised and Americanized. Gorgeous resort, winding swimming pools overhung with trees and frangipani blossoms floating in the warm water while surf on the ocean beach roars in the background. Attentive Balinese waiters take your credit card away but return it and delicious cold drinks. I could stay here.
But we return at 3pm on the designated tender and go off to dinner at the pop up restaurant La Piazza for a lovely Italian dinner. The ship is 2 hours late leaving and John at the next table knows why: 1000 passengers were late returning to the tender. I don't know if it's due to traffic jams or reluctance to leave Beautiful Bali.
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