Indonesia visit (Bali and Lombok)

[NorCalWill]

I am currently on Gili Meno, where coconut palms dominate the island. Pictured is some clumping palm species at the Sunset Gecko Resort I am staying at. Very quiet place, very isolated with amazing snorkeling right from the shore.

[NorCalWill]

Also at the resort are a few of these sweet little palms that are about 8' to 10' tall.

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[NorCalWill]

...and a few of these...

[NorCalWill]

I have no idea why this pic uploaded sideways, but anyway, here is a closer look at the leaf

Edited June 5, 2013 by Will

[Peter G]

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I have no idea why this pic uploaded sideways, but anyway, here is a closer look at the leaf

Wodyetia Bifurcata - Foxtail

[sgvcns]

Zip up the netting or the ptychosperma wil attack.

Hope the food is as good

[AlekLO]

nice pics,,,,,thanks

[doranakandawatta]

Hello Will,

I hope you enjoy and will post more pics in the next days....do you meet also Ravenala?

Is the water cold?

Regards

Philippe

[NorCalWill]

Still on Gili Meno...that's about it for palms here...no Ravenala either.

Took a nice morning walk through the coconut grove this morning...

[doranakandawatta]

Will,

Mind your head!

Enjoy your journey! No Areca there?

[paulgila]

2nd pic is adonidia. called "palem putri" or "princess palm" locally.

there are plenty of ravenala in bali, but tend to be in more "high end" gardens like in hotels.

[NorCalWill]

Ok, last picture from the Gili Islands...this one is at The Beach House resort on Gili Trawangan, my new least favorite place on earth. Pictured are what I believe are a Pritchardia species. If you have the misfortune of finding yourself on this island I recommend staying at this hotel and not leaving except for food at The Pearl Resort, just down the road a bit.

The Gili Islands are an interesting place to visit. If you like to snorkel or scuba dive, this is the place to be. I snorkeled with giant sea turtles, pufferfish, angelfish, etc...right from the beach on Gili Meno.

Gili Trawangan was disappointing. Nothing more than tourist hell with a sketchy local culture.

[Peter G]

Looks like there's a Bizzie in that pool scene also.

Are you going to Ubud? If you do, I recommend the Monkey Forest, dinner at Mozaic and the Hanging Garden.

[NorCalWill]

No Bismarkia sightings so far.

Arrived on Bali yesterday, and will be staying at the Bali Hyatt in Sanur.

The grounds are beautifully landscaped with many palm species as well as flowering tropical plants.

Please identify if you can...

Pic #1

[doranakandawatta]

Will,

I would say a very nice Pritchardia is staying at he pool side!

AND:

How can you dare showing us such provocative pics!
You'll see suicides in Europe because of your too paradisiacal pictures!

Pic§1: Dypsis cabadae or lutescens, Roystonea and Dypsis decaryii???? ( this photo is sleeping on the left side!)

[Peter G]

let's go back to that pool scene and enlarge the photo.

Hiding behind the Plumeria and before the Pritchardia is a small Bizzie.

Can anyone else see it?

[paulgila]

yeah, I see it! good eye, peter!

[NorCalWill]

No, it's a small Pritchardia and not a Bismarkia. If I could load a better quality picture, you could see it better.

Is there a better way to share pics here? The pics I upload get reduced, distorted, and some post sideways.

[paulgila]

Hate to disagree but that looks like a bizzie to me, without a doubt.

Picasa by google is a great photo editing website that lets you resize your pix as well as pretty em up.

[Peter G]

Bizzie or not, have you spotted the Arenga Pinnatas over there, they are monsters!

[doranakandawatta]

Are the Arenga these coconut trees look like?

[Kennybenjamin]

With regards to that bizzie near the pool,I can see something there.....not a good spot for a Bizzie.I think it might be a Latania sp.?

[Peter G]

Are the Arenga these coconut trees look like?

Here is one growing in Kuta, plenty up in the mountain areas. Very robust looking when compared to the twigs we grow in Perth.

[NorCalWill]

Today I took a hike in the mountains near Candidasa, through an Arenga pinnata forest. There were massive specimens as well as thousands of young sprouts. The hike lasted 3 .5 hours, through rice fields, over bridges, and through remote villages. I ended up at Tirtaganga, the blessed waters of the river Ganges...(The Balinese Ganges).

[NorCalWill]

Not sure what this is...looks like the Arenga p., but lacks the fibrous trunk

[NorCalWill]

Very tall and thinly trunked

[doranakandawatta]

Will,

Is this a Ptychosperma? Anyway a nice plant in a lovely garden.

How long do you still travel there? poor Will!

Thanks

[paulgila]

Palm in post 25 is oil palm.

[NorCalWill]

Taken at the Rama Chandidasa Hotel

Doran, I am here for another 6 days...and not looking forward to my return home to my crappy palm climate.

Tomorrow I am going shopping for statuary to import back to the U.S.

My visit has been both educational and inspirational. I love Bali.

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[paulgila]

Will the farther away from Denpasar you shop the cheaper it will be.

[_Keith]

Taken at the Rama Chandidasa Hotel

Doran, I am here for another 6 days...and not looking forward to my return home to my crappy palm climate.

Tomorrow I am going shopping for statuary to import back to the U.S.

My visit has been both educational and inspirational. I love Bali.

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How did it inspire you? In what way?

[NorCalWill]

It inspires me as a designer. I see plants and materials such as stone, wood, and water used in ways that I don't see back at home. It stirs up new ideas in my head. It also has me considering living in a climate that supports the type of plants that I wish to grow.

[paulgila]

I agree,will it is a magical,inspriational place. here is a link to one of my recent visits.

http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/29202-bali-and-java-2011/?hl=bali