BALIAN
17 JULY
Back at Balian after a two
hour ride from Legian, we settled back in the room and went for lunch.
We had an easy afternoon.
The wind was onshore so the surf was poor.
Dinner was at Tom’s Garden
– a bit ordinary food tonight.
18 JULY
A good sleep but still
needed more.
An okay smallish surf with
a couple of okay waves.
A big organising day –
booked accommodation in Triqmbang in Sumba, booked one way flights to Waingapu in East Sumba, booked one night in Legian and booked transport from Balian to
Legian and to the domestic airport on the following day. Seems easy enough but
there was a lot of texting, calls and verification. All good.
Met Wayne from Lorne,
Victoria,
19 JULY
The surf looked smallish in the morning and the sky was
cloudy.
After breakfast I had a
fun surf in great waves. I felt my attitude and ability had improved greatly. I
chatted with Keith in the surf who I had a spoken to on a number of visits.
We had lunch and after a
rest I went for another surf. Once again, I had heaps of fun by putting 110%
effort into each wave. I also ripped off part of a toe nail on the 2nd
last wave. Haha more injuries.
Dinner was great at Tekor.
There were a number of
short light showers today. It was very pretty how the rain droplets clung to
the plant foliage at the hotel.
20 JULY
A long sleep ... 9 hours!
The surf was bigger, bumpy
and hard to get on to the waves. I had two surfs. Some good waves but a lot of
paddling in between. The shore dump was huge on the second surf. It was hard to get out but way harder to
get in. I was lucky but a few guys were pounded mercilessly.
We had a great dinner at
Secret Bay restaurant. Such a pretty location and the food – whole fish – were
delicious. We congratulated a couple from America who were married today. They
were having a photo shoot done.
21 JULY
A long walk this morning
along the beach to the south, We crossed three waterways and walked around a
number of rocky headlands. There were a lot of cliff overhangs along the way.
Some of which had partially collapsed. We walked through a huge rock arch just
after the beach with a number of fishing boats along its foreshore.
After getting back and
having breakfast, I had a surf. The waves were okay but bumpy and a bit random.
Dinner tonight was early
at Tekor.
22 JULY
The swell had increased
and the waves were messy and random. A no surf day.
A lazy day with walks down
to the beach and into town.
23 JULY
The sewll was still big,
and messy. We decided to go to Lovina for a couple of days.
We tried to organise a
car through ‘Grab: but none were available so we got a local driver/car for
600 000R. We rang the hotel at Kalibukbuk, Lovina and they said they had plenty of rooms.
We packed a small amount
of gear and were on our way.
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