Today the camp saw yet another early start arriving at Padang beach at 6am. As our day was just beginning some clients nights were just ending with 4 of our boys strolling into the camp pissed as nits at 6am this morning. Once we got down to the beach the swell seemed like it had … Read More
Folks travel to Bali for all kinds of reasons. There is of course the mainstream tourist hype that exploded in the wake of the success of Eat, Pray, Love, but Bali has long been attracting nature lovers, surfers, yoga practitioners and others who were drawn to this South East Asian island paradise before the successful … Read More
Today the swell was significantly smaller when checked on low tide. Small 1-2ft waves rolled into Padang. We came back to the camp for some breakfast while some clients did a yoga class at Temple Lodge, loosing up for their surf session. We loaded up the cars and headed down to our local beach Padang. … Read More
After qualifying rounds in a host of international locations, the 2011 Oakley Pro Juniors surf competition is set to take place this October in Bali, Indonesia. Spots for qualifiers in this year’s Pro Juniors have been decided in Japan, the United States, Spain, France and Australia. The competition will culminate with 4 days of top … Read More
Today was a huge day with 3 separate surfing sessions. First one kicked off at 5.30am with 3 keen surfers motor biking to Dreamland for a sunrise session. With a low-mid tide and the sun still not up the waves sounded good as we walked down the hill. As the sun rose we were greeted … Read More
Today, with yet another early morning start we had slightly less numbers. Early mornings provide great entertainment. At this time of the morning, when people are on holidays, their brains tend to function at a different speed much slower than usual. Questions such as ‘can I have a tissue?’ and general groans and moans, bumping … Read More
Today it was yet another early start. We rose at 5.30am and after some spent the night out in the Kuta, arriving back home at 3am, they were there with their boards ready to surf! That’s dedication! After a quick yet of Padang and the sets looking a little on the smaller side we pulled … Read More
Today we had yet another early start, rising at 5.30am ready to surf. The air was slightly cool this morning and even cooler zooming down to Padang on a scooter with just a singlet and shorts. The swell this morning was 3-4ft with some messy sets from the crosswind. It is always a treat to … Read More
Lee Wilson of Bali has won the 2011 Rip Curl Cup at Padang Padang. The contest saw some of the best tube surfing in the world, with three of the top four finalists being Bali natives (Made Adi Putra and Mustofa Jeksen finishing 2nd and 4th, respectively) as well as one Australian, Anthony Walsh, coming … Read More
Today the day started with morning breakfast and viewing of everybody’s surfing photos. There were lots of laughs and some very impressed and surprised clients. We also had a birthday at the camp; Matheui had a very special Swiss inspired breakfast this morning- pancakes with melted toblerone inside! With the swell dropping in size today … Read More
