South to Nusa Dua
The process through Customs was quick and painless,(no $50 visa required for Aussies now), and after a bit of confusion trying to find the Top Bali representative who would drive us to the Peninsula Beach Resort at Nusa Dua, we soon found Komang's smiling face. Top Bali is a transport and luggage storage company which I contacted after discovering that the resort no longer has its own drivers and would not take responsibility if we could not find the driver they allocated to do the job. At least Top Bali has a sign and a phone number as well as clear directions.
Komang had no trouble fitting us and our bags plus the wheelchair into his Chevrolet 4-wheel drive, and we hit the humidity and congestion of Kuta. After he dropped us off in front of the resort we did not hesitate in booking him for Thursday to take us up to Ubud. He is friendly and helpful with the chair, and he proved to be an expert in the crazy Balinese traffic.
It was whilst standing at the bottom of the stairs to reception that we realised that this was going to be a bit of an obstacle. With no sign of a ramp, I went up to begin the check in process, and when they saw our dilemma they send down a couple of helpers to lift Richie up in his chair. That is no mean feat, as he is 28, not light and neither is the chair. He would rather not be subjected to this, but at the time it seemed to be the only way.
With check in completed we were shown to our apartment, which, while it had plenty of room and was on the ground floor, had a step going into it and two more steps up into the bathroom. Dilemma number two. However it was late and all we really wanted to do was order room service before it closed then go to bed. We did have internet, air con and Neil and I had an amazingly huge bed, so all was not lost!
Komang had no trouble fitting us and our bags plus the wheelchair into his Chevrolet 4-wheel drive, and we hit the humidity and congestion of Kuta. After he dropped us off in front of the resort we did not hesitate in booking him for Thursday to take us up to Ubud. He is friendly and helpful with the chair, and he proved to be an expert in the crazy Balinese traffic.
It was whilst standing at the bottom of the stairs to reception that we realised that this was going to be a bit of an obstacle. With no sign of a ramp, I went up to begin the check in process, and when they saw our dilemma they send down a couple of helpers to lift Richie up in his chair. That is no mean feat, as he is 28, not light and neither is the chair. He would rather not be subjected to this, but at the time it seemed to be the only way.
With check in completed we were shown to our apartment, which, while it had plenty of room and was on the ground floor, had a step going into it and two more steps up into the bathroom. Dilemma number two. However it was late and all we really wanted to do was order room service before it closed then go to bed. We did have internet, air con and Neil and I had an amazingly huge bed, so all was not lost!
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| Steps from lounge to rest of unit |
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| Step up to the unit |
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