Well Hivers, at risk of boring you with more surf stories it's all I got for today. Indonesia is now open for international visitors. Thank god. I been waiting two years for this, stuck in Thailand surfing below average waves while the planet flounders with Covid restrictions that in my opinion achieved nearly nothing in preventing the global spread of Covid. Indonesia started with an opening experiment in Bali and now it has decided screw it - lets open the rest of the country and get back in business.
My surf wingman and I are rushing to get our shit together to head out to Jakarta by the end of the week. My good buddy Danny Rolls is a surf expedition fixer based in Cimaja which is five hours south of Jakarta. The water is not super clean there but it does pick up a solid south west swell starting about now and lasting all the way thru to December. Here's the enticing images Danny has been posting recently in Facebook (that other social media platform that nobody cares about). Danny showing the art of the barrel!
Once we get to Cimaja we will settle in for a couple of days getting shacked in those sweet liquid chambers then the real adventure begins with another two hour trip on rough roads to a little seaside village of Sarawana. Here we will cosy up in our regular homestay. Ten bucks a day including three meals - I think I have mentioned this before in a post a couple of weeks ago so now super excited its coming to fruition! Look at this lovely little place and this is the very cool owner - I almost feel guilty paying the rates she asks! So we make it up in consumption of Bintang Beer!
Here's my wingman and surf bro. The wall behind him is typical of how all the buildings in the village are painted. Pink is heavily featured - not sure why but seems that may be the cheapest paint! Walking over the rice paddies on the way to surf deserted solid waves is beyond special!
So now decision upcoming - which three weapons should I take...:) My board bag is big enough for just three boards so careful choice has to be made. Doesn't matter which boards I take - I'll always wish that I brought another one different. Hahaha.
Anyway team. Thats my upcoming adventure. This week will be spent wrapping up loose ends and making sure all my work is stored to hard drives and cloud storage so I can keep going. Need to prep the boards, spare fins, spare leashes, check the board bag zip is working (been stored for two years) Need to stock up on sun cream and store my bikes nicely etc etc etc. Hell I may decide to stay longer but at the moment Indo only giving 30 day visa...:(
Im Jo biker and I dam excited on getting back to Indo! Peace!
Surf pic of Danny Rolls used with kind permission!