Kuta’s truly authentic reggae bar celebrated Independence Day with another one of those vibrant Jamaican parties that Apache always hosts so well, and live reggae music keeping the punters dancing ‘til they dropped.

A further attraction, before even entering the door, was a casual alfresco painting demo by local artists Welldo, Saleh and Pande as they flamboyantly expressed their creative flair with tubes of paint, heaps of colour and a bundle of talent; turning blank canvases into masterpieces of free flow art.