Coco - Nuts!

Our 5 hour morning walk today led us up a beautiful path in the rice fields – not surprising as there seems to be nothing but rice fields in Ubud. I now have heat rash from all of the treking we're doing. A ways into our jaunt, we came across a man who offered to climb a coconut tree to fetch us a vine ripened, handpicked coconut. How does one refuse such an offer, based on intrigue alone? Of course I wanted to watch a man scale a 50 foot tree like a monkey and with no parachute to break his fall. In 3 minutes flat he was back, unharmed, with fresh coconut water for us. His hospitality was impecable... he provided us with a bench to sit on and even a straw. He’s probably the wealthiest man in the village due to tourists like us who are willing to pay him a dollar while he puts his life at risk! On the way back we found the most fabulous restaurant tucked in the fields. The owner grows all of her own food on her land, it's all organic and the place has views that go on for miles. She even makes her on kombucha – I can’t tell you how happy mommy was. It was the best she’s ever had! We asked her if she would allow us to host our wedding celebration dinner there and she said there’s nothing she’d rather do. I’m telling you, these people have the heart of gold. It probably helped that she was crazy about me. The moment we walked into the place, she immediately swooped me up and hauled me around to meet all of her family in the kitchen. Then she fed me one of the most delicious bananas and a fresh picked papaya too. I didn’t even have to place an order - she just immediately whipped it out for me like the VIP that I am. The craziest thing about the restaurant is that it’s a 15 minute walk off the main road, on a 10 inch wide path through the fields. Flash lights required when you’re going for dinner….and running shoes too - the dogs will get you if you’re not paying attention!