Tijen & Neal's Wedding - Day 2

After a good night’s sleep, we got to experience our first wonderful Datai breakfast this morning. Sat at one of the many open air tables, and listening to the calls of the rainforest, we sampled the delights of fresh fruits, yoghurts and pastries, as well as a nice selection of fruit juices and coffee. The cooked breakfast was also too good to miss, and many of us now felt charged and ready to meet a new day.

A few of us, driven by Tijen's secret mission to find perfume, went on a cable car ride to the top of the highest point of the island. Half way up, Tijen made a new friend:

Whilst the view was spectacular....

... not everybody enjoyed the ride - Les was certainly not impressed:

Once we made it back down to Terra Ferma, the girls darted into the duty free shop whilst I met a few more of the locals:

The afternoon was spent snoozing and lazing idly down on the beach again, with much talk of the upcoming wedding registration tomorrow. Neal, ever eager to pose for the lens, decided to practice his "not looking at the camera" pose:

But soon, given 5 minutes to himself, his thoughts turned to tomorrow's ceremony ... deep in thought :

The evening meal was a hoot, with Matthew as the centre of attention - just how he likes it. Here he is supported by the lovely Teresa and Alison, who incidentally, were NOT the first to bed this evening:

The beaches here are stunning - everywhere we drive we see more water and beautiful scenery. Just before dinner, I took some time out to try and capture the mood of the evening sun. Tonight was certainly not as good as it gets, and fingers crossed that we get the best on Saturday night ... but here's tonight's sunset:



Finally, my arty picture of the day:

Tomorrow, we'll be shooting the day of the official wedding registration. Find out if anyone cries, and who remembers (or forgets??) the rings ...