Selmat Pagi! We’ve now made it to the Indonesian islands after 3
flights, nearly losing one of the gang in Bali at Double6, a whole
lot of dithering and then a 13 hour boat trip. We’re currently floating
100 kilometres off Sumatra’s coast line along side a thumping tubular
right hander. 9 surfers on board this 120 foot schooner in search
of some Mentawaian delights. Swell is looking very healthy for our
trip…so expect some spectacular shots. Laird Hamilton is sniffing
around here on Indies 4 in search of giants (um….he ain’t where
we’ll be surfing that’s for sure). Dan Merkel is here too, probably
filming Laird’s new film.
Interesting day today…it started with a volcanic
eruption in the distance amongst a inferno sunrise. Hope no earth
quake/tsnumai going down out there – as we can’t feel it on the
boat.
1 hour into today’s session on a 4-5 foot right, Preston
broke a leggie and his board drifted into the palm tree lined beach.
Cheeky lil’ villager runs out from behind a bush and dashes off
with his board never to be seen again! Ha!
The waves…well I’ll let the pictures do the talking…it’s
a good size and the sun is shining. All too good…Hope you’re scoring
a few in Sydney. From memory there’s a bit of east swell around
the place today.
Krack Surf and Skate has now moved!
Tim and Shannon from Crack Surf and Skate have moved to a new flash
premises right on Campbell parade. To celebrate, they’re holding
a party at the Beach Road Hotel on Saturday 10th September. All
welcome…
