This year’s lion dance was found at a Chinese neighbor’s home around the corner from us. They held a no-holds barred festivity and we were treated to a lion dancing on an elevated platform and a dragon dance as well.
The Lion!
The Dragon!
The music....noooo
....here's the music!
the dancers lined up and waiting to start....
what a show!!
Awesome~!
Gong Xi Fa Cai!
there’s nothing like resting your feet in your water dish!
spa time!
Back to Padang Bai and White Sands Beach
Lovely waves again this year!
Ben battles the surf!
What a battle!
More Lemon Balinese pancakes for us!
Adi prepares our tunas for lunch
Our villa at Bloo Lagoon
Boys chillin' after the beach
Volcano view
Beautiful Bloo Lagoon
And on to Lombok…a bumpy ferry ride away!
Our boat to Lombok
Some traffic along the way!
Lombok beaches are covered in shells!
How you get around in Lombok - it's quite a ride!
Here's our lovely villa at the Tugu Resorts - we had walls this time
Another fabulous indonesian bathroom
Chillin' by the temple
Fun hike to Gangga Waterfalls
View from the Waterfall back to the ocean looking over the rice paddies.
Close up taken with my new lense (Christmas present!)
Tea time at Tugu
Tugu Tea Time Too
Lombok snow
Private Team Mak Dinner at the Temple
Buddha
Jumping off the dragon boat
Happy New Year!!
I must make one of these for next Christmas 
(I have enough shells!)
