AUSTRALIA AND BALI - 11 TO 13 JULY 2022

 

11 JULY

AUSTRALIA - INDONESIA (BALI)

I had an early walk around the Haven, then it was back home and final packing for Bali.

Kara drove us to the airport in Sydney.

We checked in, surfboard to oversize luggage, passport check, personal and carry-on check, down to the gate, on the plane and away we went.

Approximately, 6 hours later, we touched down in Bali - paid for a 30-day visa, passport stamped, currency declaration, picked up luggage, waved on at luggage check and out the door we went.

Nyoman was there - three years, we last saw him. We drove to the Ananta Hotel, checked in, showered and finally got to bed …. Long day. :)

12 JULY

LEGIAN

An early walk along a couple of streets and the beach. On the beach I sat and watched the surf. Back to the hotel. Breakfast, then the bank to cash money, visa agent for 30-day extension, supermarket for extra supplies, lunch at a beachside restaurant and back to the hotel.

The rest of the day was rest, pool swim, massage, sunset on the beach with a few beers, chatted with Ari and Donna (hotel guests from Holland) , dinner at another beachside restaurant, back to hotel, sleep.

13 JULY

LEGIAN - BALIAN

Breakfast, pool swim, repack, check out and off to Balian.

Two hours later… checked in to Gubug Bungalows, wandered up the road, caught up with Geoff and Joselyn, reconnected with Tank and Fiona, Brett and Sandra.

Dinner at Tekor restaurant and a well-deserved sleep.

CENTRAL COAST - 30 JANUARY TO 4 FEBRUARY 2021

 30 January

A light rain. I had ordered a new SUP paddle online and it was time to try it out.  I took the SUP out at Terrigal Lagoon. I paddled up to the golf course end and circled the small island. I returned with a detour under the bridge at Willoughby Road. At the end of the ride my legs were a bit numb. Next time, a bit of stretching before finishing. The new paddle was heaps better than the old one.

31 January

A morning surf at Wamberal Beach. I paddled out with Steve. The surf was okay, the waves a little infrequent and there was a strong wind. I was lucky and had about four good waves and a number of okay waves.

The wind increased through the morning. Time for a windsurf. The wind was a strong southerly. I started with the 5m sail but switched to the 6.3 m sail as the wind decreased. The new sail was a pick tricky to rig and I had to make a number of adjustments in the water. It was nice to catch up with windsurfing friends – Lisa, Lance, Craig, Peter, Michael. Need a better mast for the sail.

2 February

A trip to Sydney this morning with Kara.

First stop was to drop off Kara’s baby dusky lori at the pet cargo at Sydney domestic airport. She had a buyer for the bird from Cairns in North Queensland.

We had some time to kill so we drove over to La Perouse, had breakfast at The Boathouse and wandered around the shoreline of Bare Island.

Next stop was WSS boards at Manly as I needed some windsurfing items. I brought some downhaul rope, a new mast for the new sail and a new harness. I also had the universal joint replaced on my mast base. Keen to try out the new harness and the new mast in the new sail.

3 February

A morning surf check but there wasn’t much quality.

Back at home, we were visited by a pair of rainbow lorikeets roosting on the deck chair waiting for breakfast.

Too much excitement, so we took off for a hike at Girrakool. The recent rain gave the bush a fresh look. We walked the loop in an anticlockwise direction for a change. The first waterfall was flowing with a reasonable amount of water. It looked very pretty and we spent a bit of time there enjoying the falls.

There were a lot of flowers in bloom as well.

4 February

A morning surf check at North Avoca Beach and Wamberal Beach but once again not much quality.

We spent the day pottering around the house getting lots of small jobs finished or sort of finished.

Later, I had a swim at Terrigal Haven. The water was nice but the visibility under the water was very poor.

SYDNEY AIRPORT - TERRIGAL HAVEN - KINCUMBA MOUNTAIN - BACK IN OZ, MTB AND FEET IN THE WATER - 11 AUGUST 2017

11 August 2017

We spent the day getting the house in order. A big job!

Late in the afternoon, I had a bike ride on the tracks at Kincumba Mountain. The Summit Track had been extended a few hundred metres. I fun ride though I need to urgently to get my brakes fixed.

I went down the Haven beach to enjoy the sunshine. The water was so warm I strolled along the water's edge with my feet in the water.

10 August 2017

Back from Indonesia at 6:15am

Ran into long time friend Roger at the airport. A nice start to our return.

We got through customs relatively quickly and were soon on the shuttle bus home.

We arrived home at 10:30am and unpacked and started the getting the house back to normal tasks. That was fine as i slept poorly on the plane so do mindless things was okay.