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Elizabeth and I arrived last night from the states around 11pm after a 27 hour long transit to be greeted with lush tropical breezes and the sounds of light surf in the background. The musicians had all gone to bed and we had to wait until today to experience the ethereal traditional Balinese music; which we did multiple times.

 Speaking of a long time, I’ve waited many, many years to visit Bali; the Air Force scheduled me to fly a trip to Bali and before leaving the states told me I didn’t need a passport – Wrong! But military intelligence is a whole different subject.

On our first day here, Bali is more than living up to its billing; a land of contrasts and beauty. We ran into Prof. Yunus and Sam Daley Harris in the lobby of the convention hotel, got a sneak preview of a really exciting announcement that will be coming from the microcredit summit tomorrow – sorry but I’m sworn to secrecy. And thanks to Dan, we tracked down the elusive Solar Power Indonesia which has lots of cool technology including a wind turbine on the roof and a sun tracking solar panel in the parking lot. We plan on returning later in the week to learn more about their clients and why they are looking for clean energy.

Please note the lack of comments about the beautiful beaches and pools; while we have seen a number of them, duty has called and I have yet to avail myself of their warmth and charm! And so it goes!