Bali

The last couple of days have been an absolute whirlwind! Bali is awesome, absolutely awesome. The Balinese people are nice, the weather is nice, the waves are killer, and the food is tasty. Life is good. Life could not get much better.

I am so glad I was able to make it to Bali. Thankfully the friends I met in Sri Lanka were going to Bali as well. So I was able to meet them here.

We are currently staying in a town called Sanur. Everything here is a bit on the pricey side. And it is a little touristy, but the main wave is killer. Taking a couple days to get acclimated before jumping into the circus that is Kuta was the right call. I am definitely looking forward to surfing Uluwatu.

We have rented scooters for the entire time I am in Bali. I was a little rusty at first, but I got the hang of it pretty quick. I forgot how fun those things are! The roads in Bali are pretty easy. Nothing crazy compared to Sri Lanka or parts of Thailand. Driving inside the lanes here is optional, but not nearly as death defying as Sri Lanka.

The wave we have been surfing, Sanur Reef, is nothing I have ever experienced before. It is a reef break that lies about a mile out from the harbor. It did not look that far out, and taking a boat cost $5. 30 minutes later and lots of cursing we finally made it out there. Only to see a boatload of Japanese surfers arrive zoom right past us and get dropped off. The next day we caved and took a boat too… It was a good decision.

The waves are pretty hollow, not Uluwatu, gaping barrel hollow, but pretty hollow. The reef isn’t that gnarly looking, which is nice. Nothing compared to the Uluwatu reef.

All in all, Bali is awesome; I will definitely come back here. If any of my friends are planning on going to Bali later in the summer, I will definitely consider going with them. Assuming I have the funds…

Uluwatu, Ubud, Caangu, Nusa Dua, Nusa Longbongen, and the Gilli Islands await!