BALI: Pura Tanah Lot

(photo at high tide taken from Tanah Lot's official website)

We went to visit this temple at low tide. At high tide you have to go by small boat. It was built by a priest in the 15th century as a holy place to worship the Balinese sea gods. One of seven sea temples around the coast of Bali, all within eyesight of each other. A pretty little chain.

Non-Balinese don't enter the temple, but you can have a look at the 'holy snake.' The people believed that the poisonous sea snakes that live in the rocks around the temple guard it from evil spirits. Or you can be blessed with 'tirtha' or holy water from the holy spring.

Noah and Gage ran around peering into the tide pools looking for crabs, jumping over the mossy rocks, or running away from the spray by the cliff.

Sunset was gorgeous as promised. And surprisingly peaceful with the crowd we shared it with - including one couple that wanted to take a picture with our family, and a few girls trying to take pictures of Noah before Mama Bear put a stop to that.