Rawa Pening

On Tuesday we finished our first units of language school and then got the rest of the week off. It's been a nice, relaxing few days. We got some stuff done that we needed to do and also went to the nearby swamp. We went with some friends of ours who have a little boy Raquel's age. I didn't know what to expect when visiting a swamp, but it was actually really beautiful. We got to take a half hour boat ride and saw the little bamboo huts that men paddle out to every day to fish. Very interesting... and, no, we didn't see Shrek.

After our boat ride, we went to a nearby restaurant for lunch. It was a really pretty place where we ate outside under bamboo awnings and sat on the floor at low tables. Throughout the eating area were fish ponds. There was only one women working there which was fine because we were the only guests:) She came to take our order and we all ordered ikan bakar (grilled fish)

A few minutes later she came back with this net.

She scooped up some fish out of the pond and beat them with a stick

Then she grilled them:) It was delicious!