Indonesia — Bali; Arriving in Benoa

Another day, another port in Indonesia for Holland America’s MS Volendam. Today I present to you the first of five weeks’ worth of articles on the island of Bali beginning with our arrival to the Benoa Cruise International Terminal on Tanjung Benoa peninsula in the Lesser Sunda Islands in the Java Sea. As usual, our ship was made to feel welcome:

And we were warmly greeted by Balinese dancers, of course:

Time to head out of the port area and meet up with our next Indonesian tour group. On Wednesday we’ll begin with Pura Gunung Kawi, but until then here’s a taste of Bali to whet your appetite (especially if your appetite runs toward rainbow chicken):

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