G'Day

Getting pumped looking at my tickets to go to Bali at the end of the month and started looking down the page and noticed they are saying a 6'3" size limit for surfboards. WTF??

Ive travelled over there nearly 30 times and never with a board under 6'6" and my wife took her 8'0" year before last and that was with Jetstar and on an A320 also. Given all mine and the Mrs boards are over 6'3" this could be tragic!!!

Should i be concerned? As anyone gone via Jetstar with a decent sized board and had any issues?

Cheers

It depends on what planes they are on as Jet Star like to put everything into these large containers. I flew Air Asia out of Perth the other month with 2 guns and shortie in a 7'2" bag no worries.

Might be best to ask in the shortboard room - lots of WA types in there.

I will check with a mate of mine who he flew with recently.

More importantly where will you be when over there and when exactly? I am always keen to catch up with a Breezer for a beer or a surf if it works out. Had beers with Tux, Mick and Mac over the last few months in Bali I am there every few weeks these days.

Yeh im heading over at the end of the month from Townsville and I am going to hire. Fine print when booking stated on the a320 the limit was what you stated.
PLs prove me wrong, don't really want to hire.

Cheers Ted

A320, But Air Asia use those as well never had that problem. Last time we flew Jetstart on a A320 no problem. We'll see what happens.

I hit the Island of the Gods 24th Sept. Up at Balian for a week, then Balangan for a week then over to Nusa Lembongan for a week. will definately be in for a Bintang and a barrel if it works out.

I only ever fly with Garuda. 30kg baggage, never a prob or extra charge for 3 boards & they serve bintang beers onboard. I've even taken a LB once. Pain in the ass, but totally possible. Personally I'd rent a longboard in Bali next time if I needed one. Heaps of boards for rent on Nusa Lembongan too.

Flown with them once to Bali and never again, the othe week when departing Bali with Virgin a guy checked in with a 10 foot broad bag.

I took my 10 foot log over to Bali on Virgin - and it made it safely. It did not make its final destination - that involved along car ride and two ferry rides as the domestic flights could not deal with the length

Yeah they'll only take longer boards on the A330 or dreamliner ,buy a board over there heaps of people looking to offload before flying home or elsewhere

Cheers a thanks all. usually fly Virgin, air Asia , Garuda only damage I ever got to boards has been Garuda. Flew Jet start 2 years ago, no worry so with 8'0". never taken anything smaller than. 7'0" double board bag.

oh well, looking like leaving the 710 amid 8 0 behind

thanks for for the feed back

In Balian 27th to the 8th or 9th. I'm the fat grey haired cripple.

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smicko said..
In Balian 27th to the 8th or 9th. I'm the fat grey haired cripple.

Ill be there on the 30th

Jeepers. Looking like a SB reunion at Balian shortly

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smicko said..
In Balian 27th to the 8th or 9th. I'm the finely tuned non-hipster haired wave sage frother.

We will have none of that self depreciation caper in the Greenroom young Michael

Awesome looks like Balian line up gathering

Well, I'll Be looking out for cripples, non-hipster haired wave frothers,expat kiwis and an orange tractor.

Ill have the small yellow, keel bottomed, swallow tail if i dont get to take my evo and pinny.

If the waves are anything like the last few days in indo ill be easy to spot, ill be the one sitting on the shoulder crapping myself

Right fellow Balianians, which of you lot are travelling with young kids?
Thinking of going a babi guling across the river one night and as much as my two are complete gannets, a whole pig is beyond even their consumptive capabilities. It'd need to be ordered a day or two in advance I'd think.
Anyone keen on a pig out?

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smicko said..
Right fellow Balianians, which of you lot are travelling with young kids?
Thinking of going a babi guling across the river one night and as much as my two are complete gannets, a whole pig is beyond even their consumptive capabilities. It'd need to be ordered a day or two in advance I'd think.
Anyone keen on a pig out?

Hey Smicko

Yep ive got a couple of Grommets that could be pretty stoked on the eperience. Ill pass it by the Minister of Domestic foreign affairs and scheduling, i reckon we'd be on for sure.

I'll aim for Tuesday sunset, its only a five minute walk up the beach. Pig n cider! Nomnomnomnom....

www.facebook.com/Balian-Surf-Camp-573342912771521/timeline/?ref=ts

What's a fair price Ted the Indo?

Not sure the going rate these days - no pork on the menu on the Muslim island I hang out on! Will ask around for you

Let me know the date of ur adventure n I will see if can drop by for a surf n some beevies

If you want to feed around 12 people for a pig about 20kg you'll pay 1,000,000rp but you can do small portions for around 80,000 meal size,its really fatty and nothing like pork as we know it,does taste good though,hope Balian turns on waves for you,I was there last october and had great waves and good arvo winds for kiting,sure beats the hell out of hanging around kuta legian area,if you want a good day trip head north and snorkel manganan Island Marine reserve its unreal

Thanks Ricardo, maybe a 20kilo pig is a bit of a pipe dream, unless as you say we can drum up a few more crew. Plate option may be the go.
I was there Oct/Nov last year too, scored great waves. Makes such a difference staying there rather than doing day trips, I had it to myself most mornings for at least 45mins and was out of the water knackered by 9:30 after a four hour sesh, just as the hordes descend. I'd sworn off Bali years ago and only went there after crapstar cancelled all flights to Lombok. Last time I'd been to Balian had been 20 years previous and the wave didn't really float my boat. But then Ketut's didn't exist 20 years ago either.

Ted we arrive in Balian the afternoon of the 27 September and leave the 8th, you'd be more than welcome to spend a night with us, there's plenty of room. Then we can have a feed and bevvies and wash off the cobwebs with a dawnie.

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Surf69 said..

smicko said..
Right fellow Balianians, which of you lot are travelling with young kids?
Thinking of going a babi guling across the river one night and as much as my two are complete gannets, a whole pig is beyond even their consumptive capabilities. It'd need to be ordered a day or two in advance I'd think.
Anyone keen on a pig out?

Hey Smicko

Yep ive got a couple of Grommets that could be pretty stoked on the eperience. Ill pass it by the Minister of Domestic foreign affairs and scheduling, i reckon we'd be on for sure.

Hi Smicko, I am travelling with a 18 year old grom but unfortunately cant do Tuesday night, can socialize and drink pissssss any night from the 30.9. Hey Ricardo should I take my 12 meter kite

massey fergusan definitely take your 12,if its blowing hard you can always adjust pigtail settings and depower a bit,if you kite unstrapped just take your normal surf board with kite ,lines and harness so you're not lugging a dedicated kite board unless you have room for it or your normal board is a 9'mal.When I was there in october the sea breeze came up about 8/10 days at around 12-1pm and was easily 20-25kn cross on,great place to kite the lefts there,I reckon the best food is the little warung on the beach in front of the lefts and the beer is cold.Have a great trip

Cheers thanks for the tip mate

whats the name of the warung ?

^^ Balian beach cafe ,walk down hill onto beach turn right its about 50mtrs along,its the only one there right on the sand,i think its run by Cynthia and her husband,colder beers there than at pondok pitaya

Be interesting to see if it is still there after a couple of the swells we've had this year.

But if we had have held on to Teo & Sam.

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But if we had have held on to Teo & Sam.

back in March Souths had already booked their flights on jet star to Bali for departure today

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Ted we arrive in Balian the afternoon of the 27 September and leave the 8th, you'd be more than welcome to spend a night with us, there's plenty of room. Then we can have a feed and bevvies and wash off the cobwebs with a dawnie.

Thanks for the kind offer. I will drop you a PM with my Indo number. I am not sure when I am back from the Island at this stage but should be before you leave.

Double to Triple overhead tomorrow, hope the coffee is grouse.

Checked the 7'10" and 6'10" no worries, no hassle . On my way!! Leaving behind at least a week of this :( but hey, when aren't there waves in Indo? Should get something in three weeks!