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The whole infrastructure is fucked. That's one thing for a third world country but they are trying to attract tourists who are not keen to be regularly caught in traffic for 3 or 4 hours for a 40 minute trip

100 learners with regular head high sets pretty much tends to chaos

The last time this happened, around 1995, I stayed away for a decade (only passed through to other islands in the archipelago).

Can you tell I think Bali is being completely fucked over?

I was there a few days ago. The foreshore, warungs and places to eat have all the charm of a rubbish dump. 200 learners packing the lineup make perfect chaos to set it all off.

Somewhere unlikely, as I remember being surprised when she said it, which means easy to forget. Her accent was very neutral with just a tiny bit of something different. We exchanged email addresses. She was well connected to the Bali surf community already. How does she pronounce France? I don't th...

I've got to surf now, it's been too big for me for two days, easy double overhead, and now it's just well overhead.

Can't find her email address. If get her details I'll tell her you are well worth talking to. We started this on the cliffs overlooking Impossibles, got some shade near a temple and let it rip.

As I said, they could well be in the running.

Somewhere unlikely, as I remember being surprised when she said it, which means easy to forget.

Her accent was very neutral with just a tiny bit of something different. We exchanged email addresses.

She was well connected to the Bali surf community already.

Jesus but surfing the Ulus bombie on a high tide has to be a trial, anyone who gets out is a legend. There is no letup on the overhead whitewater foam rolling in, and probably no help if things go wrong. As soon as they exit the cave they get swept around the point and with luck they get out with 30...

Did a 2 hour recorded interview yesterday with a lady doing her PhD on surf history and Balinese culture's interaction. She particularly wanted the early days and as I was in Bali for a year in 1980 I was a good candidate.

She wants the pics of our traditional Balinese marraige ceremony!

Oh dear, another day of glassy 8' to 10' perfection! Wish it would back off. Around 10 waves in a set, the paddling is endless, 500m if you get caught as most of the pack do. And the sweep up the coast happens in minutes and adds another 500m and half a dozen hold downs. I'm just watching. Heavy mis...

Just checking Impossibles. Picture perfect, glassy, small ripples on the faces, 30 out at western end, 10 at eastern end, 8' set of 15 waves on its way. Couple of decent waves caught, everyone else caught inside as the set staircased.

Ulus big and nasty, not many out.

Time to head back to the other islands and more time in WA. The dangers of the road system and the suicidal riding and driving is the most important reason to stay clear of Bali now.

They're long gone buddy, I'm the last remnant. Currently only about 30% are native English speakers, the rest from just about everywhere.

4,000kJ forecast for today. Impossibles closes out at that size, except for an outer reef right at the northern end. I'd be taking a trip to some breaks that will handle that size swell but the traffic is so bad in Bali that's its now dysfunctional, really dangerous and exhausting (riding in the gut...

My mother in law is 95, bright and on the ball, no physical problems. Her mother was the same, finally kicked the bucket when she was 104.