Chapter 98

           

           Wedidn’tsleepatall,ofcourse.Andthen,itwasridiculous-Ihadtogo.IhadtogobacktomyhousestupidlyearlythenextmorningbecauseIhadadatetomeetmyfriendYudhi.HeandIhadlongagoplannedthatthiswastheveryweekweweregoingtoleaveonabigcross-Balineseroadtriptogether.Thiswasanideawe’dcomeupwithoneeveningatmyhousewhenYudhisaidthat,asidefromhiswifeandManhattan,whathemostmissedaboutAmericawasdriving-justtakingoffwithacarandsomefriendsandgoingonanadventureacrossthosegreatdistances,onallthosefabulousinterstatehighways.Itoldhim,"OK,sowe’llgoonaroadtriphereinBalitogether,American-style."

           Thishadstruckusbothasirresistiblycomic-there’snowayyoucandoanAmerican-styleroadtripinBali.Therearenogreatdistances,firstofall,onanislandthesizeofDelaware.Andthe"highways"arehorrible,madesurreallydangerousbythedense,madprevalenceofBali’sversionoftheAmericanfamilyminivan-asmallmotorcyclewithfivepeoplecrowdedonit,thefatherdrivingwithonehandwhileholdingthenewborninfantwiththeother(football-like)whileMomsitssidesaddlebehindhiminhertightsarongwithabasketbalancedonherhead,encouraginghertwintoddlersnottofalloffthespeedingmotorbike,whichisprobablytravelingonthewrongsideoftheroadandhasnoheadlight.Helmetsarerarelywornbutarefrequently-andIneverdidfindoutwhy-carried.

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