BALI GONE BAD! - The Way Overland - Episode 24

As Mitch's stay draws to an end, we start driving back towards the main area of Bali. On the way south we stop in at our camp spot at Padang Bai on the east coast. Just a short walk from where we are camped is a beach that's sign posted as "White Sand Beach". It just so happened that our stay coincided with a full moon which is producing big tides and swell. Lets just stay this made for an exciting day at the beach!

As we arrive in the busy area of Bali, we quickly decide it would be much easier to get around on scooters and to hire 2 for the next couple of days.

NOW, here's where things don't go to plan! One of the mornings Mark goes out for a ride and when he doesn't return I knew something was wrong. Upon trying to call his phone, a local guy answers and tells me Mark has been in a bad accident! He sent me his location and I went there straight away. As I arrived so did the ambulance and from there it all happened very quickly and feels like a bit of a blur! No one was sure what had happened though it was clear that he'd gone over the front of the bike and his head had taken most of the fall as it was covered with blood and very swollen.

After a long morning at the hospital getting him cleaned up, the prognosis was; bruising on the brain, broken front tooth, bottom lip completely split open, 20mm deep cup on his chin, torn ligament to left shoulder, muscle damage to his left hand and knee and a bit of bark off.

Although at the time he looked in really bad shape, he was extremely lucky that he was wearing a helmet as his injuries could of been a lot worse than what they were!

The hospital released him in the afternoon and thankfully with Mitch being with us still and being ED nurse back in Australia, he was able to help out with looking after the patient and was a huge support to me whilst trying to get all of the paperwork sorted for insurance. So, thanks Mitch! Sorry this is how your holiday ended!

After 2 weeks stuck here recovering and waiting for Mark's new tooth to be made, we could finally get on the road again!! Java here we come!

On our way to the ferry we noticed a loud clunk coming from under the car whenever we turned a corner or went over uneven terrain. Feeling a little disheartened as we were so excited to be driving again, Mark got under the car and tried to find the source of the mysterious clunk! Unfortunately, with no luck..

Arriving in Banyuwangi, where the ferry arrives in East Java, we drive straight to Toyota and ask for their help. They searched the whole car and after about 10 hours of searching they found it! Turns out it was the rear suspension. They replaced the bushes and greased everything up and we were good to go, again!

On our way out of town to a nearby volcano, Mt. Ijen, a local guy approached us and asked to show us around his home town. We thought, why not!? Our meeting was a little serendipitous as our new friend, Febri informed us that Ijen had just recently been closed as it had begun releasing toxic gases that had already poisoned 30 people. I googled this straight away and unfortunately his story checked out.. 😔

Febri took us to his friends coffee roasting house where we were able to have a go at roasting some local arabica coffee beans, then to a local waterfall and a batik workshop (which is actually really hard!).

So, even though things don't always go to plan we are just feeling grateful that Mark came away from the accident without any serious damage and we can continue on with our journey!

In the next episode we'll be doing a run down on all things car, documentation and costs. If you have any questions you'd like us to answer, feel free to leave them in the comments below!

Thanks for watching!

PS sorry for the black dots on the lens, we've struggled to find a camera shop with cleaning equipment. It'll be all fixed in the next episode though!

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