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Mile Runner: Grizzly Bear Singer Ed Droste Goes to Bali Inline

January 27, 2015

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Upon arriving at the Mulia, we opted immediately for the secluded cove, just a few feet down the beach, and took a sunset dip.
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Wandering the endless, tropical grounds of the Mulia

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The wonderfully colorful exterior of the Potato Head bar
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Simon does a triumphant handstand at sunset.
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This “sate bunga” is made entirely of pork and eggs. The ones on the side are made of fruit. All inside the massive Batuan Temple.

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Simon with a monkey on his back at the Monkey Forest in Ubud
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The stunning terraced rice paddies outside of central Ubud
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Just a cutie little pineapple growing on the side of a dirt path

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Simon back at our "secret cove" in front of the Mulia
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Simon soaks it all up at the mulia spa and strikes a pose.
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The epic, Olympic-size pool at the Mulia that we had to ourselves the final night with Christene. I liked to hang out under the statues and let the fountain falleth from their bowls onto my head.

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My favorite spot and moment of visiting Bali was going to the Uluwatu temple, set atop a cliff, and finding a spot high up, meditating, and watching the wave formations.