My wife saw listed in Lonely Planet a recommendation for a cooking class in the Lovina area. She has been interested in becoming a better cook for a long time and saw this as another opportunity to improve. She talked me into tagging along.
Ira (pictured above) was a very patient teacher. We started at the morning market to see how to pick fresh produce. Then we went to the warung (Indonesian term for restaurant) where she works and she gave us a list of recipes to choose from. We chose six and got to work in the kitchen. After a couple of hours we were finished and ready to eat. We both had fun and enjoyed the food. We will try out the recipes again when we return home.
In the afternoon we arranged a short snorkeling trip from Lovina beach behind our hotel. The water was a bit choppy and the visibility not as good as it had been in the south, but we were still able to see many colorful fish. If you would like to see photos of the cooking lesson and the snorkeling trip click here.