This year we decided to escape the wind and snow and spend Christmas in Bali. We spent the first week in the busy South of the island near the capital Denpasar, staying in a very nice villa with a thatched roof and a lovely swimming pool. The boys learned to surf at Kuta beach, and the girls did a little horseriding on Seminyak beach. We visited a few of the many fascinating Hindu temples onthe island, met some monkeys in a wood and went for a ride on an elephant.
For the second week we travelled to the less populous North of the island and stayed in a lovely hotel in Tulamben. The snorkelling there was outstanding - it was like putting your head in my fish tank, except a mile long and 100 yards wide.