Up about 10:00, had breakfast with Kristin. Just lounged for a while, and then went down to see Louisa, she's feeling really crappy. Remarked that I might be interested in renting a motorbike and heading down to Uluwatu. Louisa said she didn't want to go (needs to stay near a toilet), but I should ask Kristin. I waited for Kristin to get back, and she said she'd like to go to the waterpark, Waterbom.
We walked to the main drag, to find a hotel that had a brochure on the waterpark so she could see what it had to offer. The main drag is shut to traffic today, tons and tons of police on the street, police helicopters circling overhead all day. Kristin liked the looks of the waterpark, so we decided to go, we headed back to the hotel, got changed, and Louisa came with us. She would rather relax at the waterpark than in the hotel room.
Walked to Waterbom, got there about 2:00. $15US to get in, about 125000 rupiah. It was a blast! Lots of waterslides, some you use a tube, another a riding mat, others are just regular waterslides. Kristin had a blast, and said it was a great way to spend her birthday. Kristin and I had some potatoe wedges at the swim-up bar. Louisa just laid around the sun, close to the toilets, all day, she didn't partake in any of the slides or pools. The funnest was going backwards down the macaroni slide on a double tube! A blast!
Left the water park about 5:30, stopped quickly at a bar that was showing the Canada vs. Wales rugby match, Canada was getting their butts kicked, 39-10 late in the game.
Ran into Scott on the way back, and he said there were lots of parents and friends and families of victims on the beach for the remembrance ceremony at 5:00, lots of tears being shed. He said there was this one older man, balling, two sons hugging him. He must have lost a daughter or son in the blast.
Back to the hotel, I packed my stuff, listened to music.
About 8:30, Louisa, Kristin and I went for supper, then we went to the internet, then about 10:00, went to Ground Zero, where another remembrance ceremoney was being held. It was only for friends and families, and no one else could go near the ground zero area, so we couldn't see much.
We headed back to the hotel and I went to bed.
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