Posts tagged waves

23/03/2011
Surf was absolutely pumping but probably a bit big for me, as it was my last day i paddled out anyway. High tide was approaching and waves were already starting to crash against hotel/restaurant walls. I had to sprint along sections of wall to get to the paddle-out point so I didn’t get taken out by an incoming wave. The surf was easily double-overhead when i got out there (way over my capability) But seeing as though i’d paddled out i decided to stay and check it out. I sat further on the inside and managed to get on one before it closed out on me. That was proceeded by two MASSIVE sets straight on the head before almost getting washed onto a seaweed farm which would’ve resulted in being speared by a bamboo pole. I had to sideways paddle for 10minutes of so before paddling into shore and then did some more sideways paddling to avoid being washed into Lindas restaurant wall. When i got up the steps I saw the whole restaurant flooding and the girls just sat in the corner reading magazines. We had one last rice packet lunch and sunbathing session before heading to Ware-Ware for dinner and reflection over our last week in Paradise

22/03/2011
Early start but not so early by time we actually go off our arses and started walking. We walked through the first village and through forest up a few steep hills and bendy empty roads. Another village, lots more windy paved roads surrounded by nothing interesting, a poor tied up cow and we made it to dream beach.

Cove shaped with a huge crashing shore dump and unexceptionably picturesque with aqua crystal clear ocean, golden sand and sheer cliffs dropping down to it. Not the safest swimming beach but had a little dip before heading on a mission walk to Nusa Ceningan.

After crossing the bridge we though we should head back. Me and Joise ended up walking back. Asked a little girl where we can get ice creams from and she walked half a mile up the road with us to show us where we could get one so i bought her one to say thank-you. Must have got good Karma because half way back a local guy pulled over in his truck and offered us a lift back to Jungutbatu, when we tried to give him some money he refused to take it. There was me thinking all Indos wanted to rip us off….Ledgend!

18/03/2011
Looooooong paddle out to reach Shipwrecks but the clearest water i’ve ever seen without a doubt and some of the best views you can get from a surf break. The first 45minutes was small, weak and I was surfing with half of Japan. When a boat came and picked them up the surf picked up for the rest of us. Had a bit of a shocking one, not going to lie, a bit frustrating when i saw a couple of girls ripping! After I realised I wasn’t getting anywhere I went for the mammoth paddle back in.