For those of you who know Catherine, you may have heard her refer to monkeys as "those little bastards". This comes from her past experiences with monkeys, however, my limited experiences have been very positive, and I generally refer to them as "cute". So we saddled up and headed towards one of Ubuds most popular attractions, the monkey forest, where the monkeys roam free as nature intended around beautiful temples and statues. You could buybananas for these furry little angels at the entrance, and with some hesitation, Catherine decided to buy 6 to hand out according to which monkeys were behaving the best. We put these bananas into our backpack and headed into the forest, where the little beasts were politely minding thier own business and appeared generally bored by our presence. We got a number of great photos, and after about 30 minutes, we decided that the monkeys had behaved well enough and did indeed deserve a treat of bananas.
Now heres where things got a little... well, lets say the general demeanor of the monkeys, or one in particular, changed somewhat. With the backpack on my back, Catherine unzipped the pouch containing the bananas, and as she pulled out the plastic bag they were in, a large grouchy male decided that ALL the bananas were his... he jumped on my back and grabbed the plastic bag of bananas from Catherines hand as she squealed and uttered something that sounded like "Buckin Trunk Keys!!" or something similar. The big male had taken the whole plastic bag full of bananas and was pretty intent on keeping it. Being a bigger male than him, I decided that I should valiantly protect my bride and retrieve said bananas... this was the monkeys response...
So we left the monkey reserve with dignities damaged and previous assumptions about monkeys restored. They are still a little bit cute though :)
Anyways, tonight will be our last night in Ubud. Beautiful city and I can easily see why people who visit this place often end up staying here. But we must move on... we have rented a vehicle and will be trying our hand at driving tomorrow to Candidasa, where we will spend a few days adventuring around the east side of Bali and maybe head up to one of the volcanoes.
Chat soon,
Tim and Cat
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