Going to the beach is one of the most fun experiences of Bali. Both Dan and flOra love beaches and islands, but not the very crowded and touristic beaches.
One day we drove around the South searching for beaches. One accidental wrong turn, we found ourselves at a jungle-like dead end. We got off the motorcycle, overlooking down from the cliff it was the clearest light blue ocean.
We walked down a long staircase and reached the beach. To our surprise, there was no one in the beach. Completely boundless horizon, this was the cleanest beach we had ever seen. We swam freely in this beach. Awhile later, we saw three local kids playing with a foam as if it was a surf board. They were trying to have all of them stand on it at the same time. That was a pure joy, a simple entertainment. The kids were having so much fun just playing with this piece of trash. Dan joined them.
As we continued our swim, we saw some camels walked by. That was a really interesting scene! The camel seemed to be carrying some construction materials for the building projects nearby. We found ourselves swimming in the same beach as the beach of the fancy hotels. There were still many resort building in progress. We were now swimming here before the new resorts were opened in a few years time.
When Daniel was young, he had a dream: to have an extended honeymoon with the woman he loves.
He did not know how she looks or where is she from, but he wanted to spend the first year of his marriage with his wife.
Inspired by the Bible verse, Deuteronomy 24:5 : When a man get married. The first year he shall not call to war or business, but stay at home and please his wife.
He thought what if people actually do it?
Life is short and full of hustles. Soon we will have kids, pursuing career, earning money and the list goes on and on. If we are to be married for 50 years of our lives, 1 year out of 50 is only 2%. Why don't we devote one year to just focus on marriage, enjoy and learn about each other, build a strong foundation for marriage, and create the memories that we would never forget?
We would never have the first year of marriage back. If we rush back to work the next day after our wedding and be occupied with other priorities in life, will we get to know each other’s needs or spend quality time together? So me (flOra) and my husband Daniel decided to give our best time and attention to each other in our first year of marriage.
This is part of our One Year Travel stories, specifically to Indonesia, Malaysia and South Korea. Enjoy our stories and visit our blog to know more:
http://www.floridanventure.com/blog
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