Nathan and his humble Honda CT110 Postie moped cruised through the picturesque island of Bali over the weekend.
The views are amazing, riding past rice fields etched into the hillsides and through the magnificent Bali volcano. Blink and you miss something wonderful.
- Nathan, Dot and Bali Volcano
But everything has a downside, and unfortunately in Bali it is corruption in the law. Nathan was pulled over as he was riding up Bali Volcano by a policeman who asked to see his international driving licence. When Nathan could not produce the flimsy cardboard I.D, the policeman instead asked for 50,000 rupees ‘for his friend’. Later, as Nathan scooted into Kuta, the main tourist area, another policeman told him that he had just ridden over a red line and that he would have to take him to the policestation for the authorities to deal with. Or he could give him another 50,000 rupees now and call it quits.
So, with the bitter taste of corruption in his mouth, Nathan caught a ferry and headed on to Java.
Taking a pit stop in one of the tiny garages on the side of the road, Nathan treated Dot to a new back tyre. Fitted in a matter of minutes for only four pounds. Bargain.
Back out on the track with a newfound sense of grip emmanting from his rear, Nathan found the locals drive like utter loons. Friendly utter loons though. They criss cross, overtake into oncoming traffic, and undertake if all else fails. But there is no road rage. As Nathan put it, it’s ‘controlled chaos’. Even Dot had a bang as someone crossed her path, and it was just a quick thumbs up and on we ride. No road rage, just road love.