Essential Bali Issue 3 Jan/Feb 2015 | Page 20

20 Jan/Feb 2015 3 3. Life’s a beach: The Bali Hai Beach Resort 4. Sinking feeling: Aquanauts exploring 5. Fruity: Have fun on a banana boat ride 6. Looking up: Snorkelling is a great way to explore 7. Make a splash: Jumping off the pontoon 8. And relax: When it all becomes too much... 9. Point of view: Mount Agung in the distance takes short trips around the pontoon as you gaze out of the windows at the reef and the sealife that abounds on it. Lunch for those on the Reef Cruise is served on the boat that remains moored here for the day and other available activities include village tours and banana boat rides. But having plumped for the Beach Club Cruise we had remote outposts to explore so we transferred to a smaller floating vessel to make our way to the Bali Hai Beach Club on the island itself – our home for the afternoon. Situated on the idyllic Mushroom Bay, the Club offers a variety of activities or the opportunity to simply relax in the tropical garden or by the pool. Relaxing is not in the Essential Bali remit, however, as you can’t fill five pages sitting ar