Dalung Bali
Sometimes I feel like riding among rice fields and the fastest way for me to do that, apart from the few remaining fields on Jl. Oberoi, is to head to Umalas and pull off the road to the left. Another option is to cruise through Umalas, hang a left at the main road in ther direction of Canggu. Today I did just that, but after Pantai Berawa, I swung off the road to the right towards Dalung. Dalung is one of the places Indonesians who work in the Kuta area, but are struggling for money live. There are cheap rooms in Dalung and you can be in Kuta pretty quick, ideal for working people.
Dalung still has rice fields amd small temples. Checking out Pura Dalem Gede, in Desa Adat Dalung, I saw the kulkul belltower in the SW corner of the temple. Its usually the SE corner, which goes to show there are always exceptions to the rule when it comes to temple layout. The temple was deserted but over the parking lot wall I snapped a very surprised cow.