Out On The Water

 Nov 15, 2022

    I knew it was time to rise when I heard a melodious chant coming from outside my walls. I opened my door and found my father waiting for me in the hallway. He had a devilish grin spread across his face. He’d been waiting there all night. He was eager to start the day. We ate breakfast and said goodbye to our host. I apologized once more for crashing two of her scooters. She said it was ok. 
We got our bags and met our taxi. We asked to be driven to the ferry terminal. We planned on visiting a nearby island. Our driver was nice. He and my dad laughed the whole way there. They shared jokes about foreigners. 

    We arrived to the ferry terminal and ordered some lunch. A hungry cat came by and asked for a piece of fish. I shared some of my feast. Then a large rooster arrived. He also asked for a piece of tuna. I said sure. I began handing him some tuna, when suddenly my dad jumped out from behind a bush and seized the hen. He wrestled with the beast for a few minutes. Then he carried the hen to the kitchen. I could heard the cock crying out for mercy. My papa returned with a large bucket of KFC. I asked where it came from. He just laughed and handed me a fried leg.

    Afterwards we boarded the ferry. It was a peaceful ride. The view of Bali was beautiful. My dad was so full from lunch. He slept the whole way.

    After about 40 minutes we arrived at the island. It’s called Nusapenida. Our luggage was carried to shore by the sailors. My dad was scared that they would drop our bags in the ocean.  He started screaming at the men. He was ordering them to be careful. One of the sailors decided to taunt my dad. He picked up one of our guitars and was pretending to play it in front of everyone. This made my dad start to cry in frustration. I had to calm him down. Once we’d gathered our luggage we got a taxi and drove to our new house. 

    We immediately went for a swim in the pool. It was so refreshing. 

    After that we went for dinner on the beach. I met a holy pooch. I sat on the beach overlooking Bali and pet his head. The dog asked me my name. Our dinner arrived and so I went to eat. We got two big fish. It was very tasty. After that we went home and fell asleep.