he threw a party for the staff to celebrate. 
There were awards for "The Best of the Best" in 3 categories.
The Best of the Best Departments: Food & Beverage - Product - accepted by Chef Ketut
The Best of the Best HEAD of Department: Winner Kadek Suwalo
The Best of the Best Employees: Winner Wayan Suarjana Putra
Young girls in the traditional Welcome dance, 
Slightly older dancers with folding Fans.
A truly bizarre game where female staff members picked up worms (or benign snakes?) and stuffed them into beer bottles.
The bottle with the most worms won.
They come in several colors, as well as neutrals, with built-in aromatherapy in the fabric inserts. I'm not sure what it is - a bit like sandal wood.
They also have small bolsters - perfect for the sofa arms.
And matching magazine holders.
The wife of the resort's Balinese Hindu priest was making offerings and prayers in the lobby.
Unfortunately, the small temple rests at a height more appropriate for her husband. She is quite a bit shorter than he is, so she relies on a lobby chair to get up and down.
You really need to come here and see for yourself - still photos don't capture the joy of 2 butterflies dancing together in the air. A couple of days ago (withOUT my camera handy), I even saw FOUR dancing together!
For this shot, I'm looking up at the pergola over the lobby entrance. I think the butterflies get confused and are "trapped" by the glass on top of it - much to my photographic advantage!
And a perfect profile.
A different location, a different butterfly, thanks to my telephoto lens! The Swift Peacock (irridescent blue-green) seems especially fond of this flowering tree.
Here, he demonstrates how to roll and fold a banana leaf around a filling of spiced fish. The package is then steamed for about 20 minutes.
I caught this shy baby a couple of days ago, after an early morning rain - those are rain drops on the lily pad.
Here's a more brightly colored one.
And the beautiful pink lotus flowers are blooming!
Though they stayed at their own villa, they took advantage of nearby Bhanuswari Resort & Spa for many of their meals and activities. Since they were only staying for 6 days, they didn't want to hire a cook. And a short walk (less than 5 minutes) brought them to Bhanuswari's 3-4 star meals, at 2-3 star prices (May is still "low" season).
With no swimming pool at their villa, they were still able to swim - by joining the "Swim Club" at Bhanuswari. For a small daily fee, they could use the salt-water pool, a pool towel, and get a juice or soft drink.
And when they got tired of shopping in nearby Ubud (or maybe it was Peter who got tired, rather than his teenage daughters!), they took a wood-carving class in the resort's lobby.
A few simple tools...
Attention to details...
And completed dolphins!
