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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

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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

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Today with the tides being high early we were all up at 5.30am ready and rearing. With the swell still hanging around after the Rip Curl Pro yesterday, Padang beach was not an option so we headed to the beautiful Jimbaran Bay where we were greeted with a warm colourful sunrise on arrival. Jimbaran swell … Read More

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Today we awoke to the excitement again of competition fever. As the morning rolled in so did the big sets and so up the flags went and the set up begun. The competition was rumoured to begin at 3pm.  With Padang pushing 4-5ft sets on the mid tide we loaded up the cars and headed … Read More

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Today it was green lights flashing and full steam ahead. The contest was not held as the swell wasn’t quite big enough but there were trails and an expression session held this afternoon at Padang. The competitors fought it out for one of the three remaining spots in the main event. Three locals and three … Read More

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Yesterday as the sun rose there was excitement in the air with the predicted swell arriving and the probability of the Rip Curl Pro contest to be on! As the morning progressed the wind picked up and the swell just wasn’t enough, a new decision call time of 1pm was set and so we waited. … Read More

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Today was the day…or so we thought! Early morning Padang had trucks galore setting up for the contest but as the morning progressed and the swell didn’t, the contest sadly didn’t happen. This morning at the camp clients took it easy for the morning until a surf spot had been decided. To Jimbaran Bay! We … Read More

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Today the swell was predicted to come and the Rip Curl Pro Cup predicted to be held. This morning the swell was normal size and no contest. This morning the camp had a relaxed vibe with surf time not until 11am, everybody chilled around the pool, the lounge room and hammocks. When the time came … Read More

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Today we had our surf guides head off to Kuta for some surf training and first aid. A group headed to Balangan to surf for the day, with some beginners only taking their beach towel, awaiting tomorrows lesson with the boys. Balangan had nice 1 metre clean sets with the wind picking up in the … Read More

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Today after we were one surf guide down due to a new baby arrival, (congratulations Made!), we headed off back to Balangan. With a local surf competition being held in crowded Padang Padang, we had a whole section to ourselves in Balangan. The swell was up and the waves were beautiful. Clean glassy 2 metre … Read More

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