one in between

    A Blog entrance I mean... I was just finishing one about a normal day as a MAF-Pilot but got beautifully interrupted by my parents and sister. They visited us for 3½ weeks and we had a fabulous time together. 

    A famous Swiss singer, songwriter once sang, "everyone needs his island..." but he forgot to mention that every now and then everyone needs a break from his island... And since it is quite expensive to travel to Australia, we were 'forced' to hop a couple islands to the west till we arrived on one called Bali. And you can trust me, it's not as bad as people say it is. You get a lot of good food for not much money and same goes for accommodation but after a few days you get used to it... ;-) People are friendly sometimes a bit pushy but hey by the end of the day everyone needs to bring home a few bucks. The scenery outside the crammed city is wonderful but lets the pictures talk now...

Reunion, Sister came from Madagascar and parents from Switzerland

If people hear of Bali, they think of that...

...and that...

...so we did that

...and that...

...No clue why we did that, 95% of surfing consists
out of waiting and the other 5% drinking salt water

Monkeys are sacred

Not to my Dad

Markets are busy and colorful

and so are the roads

the scenery is stunning

especially around the Uluwatu Temple

more than 80% are Hindu's...

...Sunset doesn't care, it shines for everyone :-)

the Ladies in front of our Hotel, the "Surfer Bliss..." my recommendation

our driver GD, friendly and helpful if you're
ever in need of a Bali-Driver call him 082341340152

last Bali picture, Luwak-coffee most expensive coffee in the world...
google it, it's gross

    This pretty much summed up our holiday in Bali. We had a great time together and even met some of our church friends which were passing through from Papua, Indonesia.
    
    But after 6 days it was time for us to hop back to our Island which we now call home. It was great introducing our family to Timor-Leste. It's not as fancy as Bali and things are running in a different pace. As westerner patience gets tested and the quality standard is nowhere close to ours but once you get passed those differences, a whole new world opens up. Unlike Bali, It doesn't have 4000+ trip-advisor attractions, it only has 31 and that was exactly what we needed. An empty agenda and loads of Family-time...

Dili's apron, If you are looking for a gate, don't, you won't find one.

Time to relax

and dodge crocodiles (just kidding they live a few miles down and up)

Eating like the Timorese, turns out they were not just serving chicken and fish
The dogs refused to eat one particular leftover piece... :-/

BBQ Swiss style with proper beef

taking advantage of Dad, replacing a section of our roof
I know, our Suzuki Jimny is a beast...

Deb took Family to Hera, her work place...

...short prayer and a couple of songs before the school starts

Sunday excursion with PNG-Missionary couple Mike&Mangen Kaire

Monday excursion to Atauro Island, thanks to the plane a short journey

The package came with a private beach...
don't get too jealous, beach was full of sand fleas ;-)

and coconut à la discrétion

The short scenic detour on the way back to Dili 
marked the end of a great time.

     At the moment we are still waiting for a decision from management about our future. But as long as we are here all of our friends are welcome. We might not have weeks of vacation but sure enough a couple days off to spend time with you. We also can't provide high-end luxury suits but certainly find a nice eco-stay, which is trendy at the moment anyway :-)