Nothing to say, just wanted the thread to continue

Home again, plenty of wind, water temp 11 c, a bit cold but air temp - 999.0 C ? Brrrrrrrrr asking a bit much, lucky the 5/4 Mystic is toasty

Heading back in 2 weeks, hopefully a bit more swell this time.

Just got home and how sweet it is to be here. No indo smog no haze from burning rubbish no open cremations no kamakazee sepeda motor roads 24hrs no massage mafia no you look in my shop now mafia no euros in the short shorts no taxis beeping at me every 2 steps etc etc. Balis allright but I wont be back.

Gee I dont know what I expecting maybe watching at least one bali dvd that played to the end without ****ing up. I did my home also pops happily compare passports with you with a wager whose done their homework over the yrs . Anywhere in the south bali lost its natural beauty a very long time ago.

Im a little off South Bali too

Pollution,noise,kaos,rubbish,plastic,unbelievable bad traffic,dust and dirt

Kinda going thought the money too

Baliese people are still great

Enjoyed East Java

Will take off top other parts off Indo soon

makntracks said..
Darwin is hot and dusty at the moment, full of criminal little crack heads. hard decision but i think ill take Bali.

Well said Michael.

Go to Sanur Beach, and Cadek has a full set there you can hire. I didn't take any gear, and I was out of pocket about $45 ausd for the day. Worth the money no travel hassles, he had full range of light wind gear and I weigh about 88kg.

Hi folks,
We stayed at Nusa Dua just south of Benoa river inlet.Watersport traffic a worry
Until tide to low for them.Then conditions were excellent for mainly flat water blasting around.
Waves upwind on reef but mainly running parallel to swell very tidal.Going back Nth Nsw tonight 31/8.
Been here since 11/8 so first two weeks mainly 10-15 kts 11-13mtr Edges.
Last 7 days we only kited twice 13-15m Edges wind only just kite able at 8-13 kts.Saw a couple of white kites and blue kite over near Serungan but wind was lightish.
This last week very light unless foil kite and big board which I didn't have.
In brief wife and I had 9-11-13-15m edges,
A North skim fish,2x shin Turbos.
Balinese are awesome loving people had a great time wind just a bit light.Cheers B & L

Hey Robbie,yes the mad water sports were a huge challenge.My wife dropped her kite then a speed boat towing a flying fish or rubber Ducky went around her but luckily stopped before taking off again.She was spooked for a day or so after that.
We try to kite up wind near the reef and waves but it's a effort to stay upwind with the currents and lighter winds.Plus too shallow at low tides.
We would be keen to try Sanur area for sure next year.Probs July.Where do you stay?
Saw your Gps tracks you did some Klms.
Also noticed a Blue green kite near Serungan kited into river entrance then back out into wave zone.A chopper seemed to be filming the Core kiters in the wave zone.Footage for promotion of the new Core wave kite maybe.
Yes we are keen to kite where there's less water sport action that's for sure.
Thanks
Cheers L & B

Hi Robbie,thanks for the info we will probs stay over the Sanur side next year.
We got an all inclusive on the beach at Grand Mirage.Got spoilt rotten there.
Cost an arm & leg.
But traffic wise it's like the Main Street in Denpasar but throw in another dozen or so crazy tourists fangy around on jetski's.
Throw in the Balo's towing in speed boats
Para gliders,flying rubber duckies,banana boats,square rubber sliding things,
Glass bottom boats,and many varied boats ferrying tourists over to the reef edge near river for a form of diving with big heavy helmet called sea walker.So put it all together you have a bloody circus on and underwater.
So throw us in the middle and its panic stations at times until you get upwind away from the mayhem.
Would rather put up with a few extra kiters any day.
I had tourists saying can you teach my daughter kitesurfing.
So the answer was a polite no way.
For the safety of all concerned.
I suggested going to the kite school in Sanur.
Ok Robbie probs see you over that way next year.We will no doubt catch up.
Thanks again
Regards L & B