Back in Bali

On the flight home to Bali last night, bec & i decided that driving out to Negara at night in the rain was a really dumb idea, so using the iPad as a gps, we headed to Tuban to find a hotel that had a hot bath. The first hotel we found is the Hotel Ohana in Kuta and the girls ran in while i stayed in the car. They were doubly delighted to not only discover a bath in the bathroom but also that the room was only Rp600,000 - $60.
Hotel Ohana is a very new hotel with mainly Indonesian guests and only a few bule and the provided breakfast is nasi goreng, mie goreng and watermelon. There seem to be only 8 rooms and luckily we have one of the bottom rooms as it is now pouring and has been most of the night. The floor everywhere is wet and slippery and the roof in the kitchen is leaking. I am sitting in the breakfast area overlooking the pool which would only get about an hour of sun which explains why it is soooo cold! The breakfast area is an open area adjoining a kitchen. Two of the 4 tables here are unusable with the rain but luckily there is also a lovely upstairs area overlooking the pool where people can also eat.
Last night we went to a place set up like warung murah but is for locals and we discovered why it was called nasi pedas! For Rp14,000/$2, we had a plate of absolutely beautiful food but it was soooo pedas/spicy. We all struggled with it and thank goodness they sold water too. Would highly recommend this warung for the experience however i recommend you taste it before accepting sambal! Nasi pedas is on Jln raya kuta at the Tuban end.
I also bought martabak for the girls to try. It was just as yummy as i remember however i'd forgotten just how oily it is. I'd love to return to the kaki lima tonight and film the lovely Javanese man from Semarang making it. First he made a huge 40cm crepe which he fried till puffed up like a pappadam and then he put an omelet mixture in the very centre. Next he folded the crepe over the egg/ shallot mixture like an envelope to make a rectangle the size of my iPad. This was then fried until golden brown, then sliced into 8 pieces. It was absolutely delicious; especially the crunchy edge pieces.