Today the camp awoke with cup fever! That’s right, today in Australia it is the annual ‘race that stops a nation’ Melbourne Cup. Most clients were unfamiliar with the event but Kingy was happy to fill them in on the Australian tradition. Big on his betting Kingy has been studying the horses and races for … Read More
Today the camp awoke to a few clouds hanging around but nothing like the pour down we got yesterday. We enjoyed a hearty breakfast of pancakes, omelettes and an alteration of jaffles and toast- the power was out this morning, but comments say they tasted even better. We loaded the boards on the car and … Read More
According to one Indonesian pro surfer, locals should take advantage of the natural beauty – and waves – that their diverse homeland has to offer. Gemala Hanifiah is a Jakarta-based surfer and host of a TV travel program in her native Indonesia. She loves to explore the natural features of her country and find all … Read More
Today we had another morning surfing time and were able to enjoy a hearty fuelling breakfast of omelettes, pancakes, jaffles and coffee coffee coffee! Once everyone was full we loaded the boards onto the cars and took 2 full keen carloads and 4 motorbikes to our secret spot again! The swell today was slightly smaller … Read More
Today our surf time was not until 8am so we were able to sleep in, enjoy breakfast before loading up the boards and heading out. Our intermediate guys surfed Uluwatu at dawn break this morning with a final surf session for our mate Laurie who is leaving us today. He could never get enough of … Read More
Today we had yet another early start, rising at 5am and heading to the beach at 5.30am. With a light pour down of rain early this morning the humidity kicked in early- the rainy season is definitely on its way! We drove over the bridge in Padang for a surf check and the waves were … Read More
Today we were blessed with a little sleep in and had a surf time of 6.30am; this allowed the sun to rise just before us. We got up, loaded up the boards, had our sugar and caffeine fix and headed to check Padang Padang beach. Upon a surf check from the bridge the swell still … Read More
Last month on the Portuguese site I posted about surfing dogs in Portugal and California. Then I thought, what about monkeys? Can they surf? They’re more human-like, smarter and agile than dogs, so why not? Because it’s stupid, that’s why. Though I did come across this video of monkeys in Japan ‘driving’ remote controlled speedboats … Read More
Today we were blessed with yet another early morning start- we got into some good convos last night so it was a little hard to go to sleep and even harder to get up in the morning. We pulled through and loaded up the cars and headed down to good old Padang at 5.30am. When … Read More
Today we were blessed with a gorgeous 5.30am surf time. Ahhh early mornings! It is a great thing though that the surf time is continually changing as the clients get to understand tide times and the correct time for beginners to surf. It also varies their days on their holiday. For some this morning their … Read More
