Bali Hai

We're actually on our way out after one wonderful week on the island of Bali. We scheduled this from our free stopover on Singapore Air at Singapore. Got a cheap flight to Denpasar from SIN and then stayed at a resort we got on the internet for relatively cheap. While the food was nothing to write home about, the people and island life was amazing! Here Scuppy gives me her monkey face while one of the many primates hanging at Uluwatu Temple scope out sunglasses and watches ripe for the plucking. Uluwatu is one of the sacred points on the island, its southernmost point. Thus its also an incredible spot for waves, throwing up one of the world's best lefts. Pictured below is the new swell that just started coming in here yesterday and is ramping up today as we get on the plane to go home.

Thanks especially for Jaya, Puji and Kai for showing us a great time this week in Bali! Jaya (Randall) is an American who has been living here for 10+ years. Jaya is an old surf buddy of (weathered) Alex (with Hanoi Hanh), and he took me out to a few spots with good faces on Wednesday and Thursday. This beach is Sanur and the sand is black from the volcanic runoff. In the distance is the little island of Lembongan. I'm happy to say I was inspired by the waves in Bali, though the fast tubular faces were a little much for my novice surfing self. Needless to say, I'm inspired to hit more waves in Cali upon our return and come back to Bali when I'm ready for some big barrels.

So, as the sun sets on Uluwatu, it also sets on our journey. We head back to Singapore then return to California tomorrow (Monday). Imagine our jet taking off across the seas to the sounds of gamelans and ukeleles...