We had originally planned to travel down to Uluwatu today, to check out their famed beautiful beaches, however given the traffic and the predicted journey time of 2hrs+, we opted for a more leisurely day in Canggu.

Getting around Bali on the narrow roads, along with the mass of mopeds coming in all directions makes a journey an adventure with its fair share of close calls and endless peeping of car horns.

With the day predicted to be hot again, the lure of the sun lounger and beach more than outweighed the thought of sitting in a hot taxi for close on 5hrs there and back to Uluwatu. We will just have to revisit sometime in the future!

So instead of an early start, there was the opportunity for the girls to lie in and then hit the tanning before going for brunch and then afternoon shopping.

The girls took us to a brunch place in Canggu called Crate, which they discovered via Tik Tok and had visited a couple of days before.

The menu offered up some great smoothies, juices and brunch offerings all at very reasonable prices. All in we paid around £10 for two large egg, bacon, tomatoes and avocado sourdough toasties, two very large strawberry and banana smoothies and an apple, lime and strawberry juice. Quite a feast and one that could keep you going all day, and the possibly the next day too!!

By the end of the meal, we all felt full to the brim and ready to walk it off with some light jewellery and bikini shopping…!!

We then went off to look at jewellery for Amelia (and Meg), with an early Xmas present identified and purchased, before we moved on to a bikini sale store where Michelle was keen to find a replacement for her well worn pairs.

We then left the girls to continue with their shopping and decided to head down to Echo beach to enjoy a few hours relaxing in the late afternoon sunshine.

Our walk down to the beach through central Canggu took us past a range of new villas, restaurants, bars and clubs which are being built at a rapid rate. It all feels a little disjointed and given the state of the roads, traffic is only going to become busier and more challenging. Be interested to come back in a couple of years to see how things turn out.

Once we traversed the mile or so to the beach, we found ourselves next to La Brisa, a cool restaurant and beach club with great views across Echo beach. In the evening the place is all lit up as people congregate to watch the sunset with a beer or wine in their hands!

With this being Amelia and Meg’s last but one night before they return to their universities in the UK, we agreed to meet up back in central Canggu at a restaurant called Penny Lane. We’d heard about this instagram friendly venue from our Grab driver when we first arrived, so we’re pleased to finally get the chance to visit.

The venue was stunning and felt like a summer palace with trees and planting growing up all around us and soft trees top lighting which made a magical atmosphere.

Amelia and Meg were keen to have one last Indonesian dinner so ordered one seafood and one chicken Nasi Goreng.

We had an enjoyable evening with the girls chatting over their plans for the forthcoming year at their universities and our ‘reunion’ in Sydney this coming Xmas.

After dinner we had a little tour of this spectacular venue and can see why it’s such a favourite with travellers visiting Canggu. Definitely recommend visiting if you’re ever in the beach town for a few days, as the brunch menu looked equally good.

Following dinner we headed back to the Airbnb and the girls got changed ready for one last night of partying at Old Man’s and Hotel Mexicola. With the time almost 10pm, we took a more sedate approach and watched the latest episode of Slow Horses on Apple TV, before waving the girls off as they headed back into Canggu.

Tomorrow is Amelia and Meg’s last day so we intend to go down to a beach club in the afternoon for drinks and watch the sunset from one of the day beds with a cocktail in hand. Seems a fitting way to finish their holiday!