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Field Notes from an Uluwatu Sunset

Surfers on the reef, a clifftop bar and the pink sky that made everyone stop talking.

By Tabveo Editorial · 2 September 2026 · 3 min read

The cliff

We arrived an hour before sunset to find a seat on the edge. Below, surfers waited on the swell like birds on a wire.

The moment

When the sky turned pink, the music seemed to lower itself. Strangers clinked glasses. Someone cheered a wave.

After

Dinner was grilled fish on the sand at Jimbaran. Bali has a way of making every evening feel like a celebration.

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