Make sure you chose a river with water in it! According to the book, one or two have water all year; but the rest can dry to trickles in the dry season, which is what you’re in now.

Message from Mama to Tan: While the others are lying on the beach why don’t you do a day course in Balinese dancing in Denpassar? (The BLTCC or others). Or if you go to Nusa Dua (Bukit penninsula) it’s free.