G-Land experiences just expanded for me today. For me and 14 other guests. Everything was set last night to make an adventurous day of April 23rd, 2010. I've been considering making the decision for the past 3 weeks, trying to get a substantial degree of confidence to set off and check out the east side of the Blambangan Peninsula.... Reverse G!
The conditions were right. There was still swell (about 6-10 foot faces at Money Trees), the morning winds were keeping me confident in my decision, and the group was positive and open to whatever would happen. When we entered the reef pass after about 1 hour of cruising and finally beached the boat, there was only one decision remaining. Surf the Left or surf the Right. We all took the dingy back out the pass and situated ourselves on the Right.
Plenty of sets for all of us. This particular reef pass contour took the swell, stood it up on a well defined peak and set up a long, sloping wave face for about 100 yards...then...readjusted the swell to horseshoe on the inside, wall up and throw over if it was the right one. It subtly reminded me of a similar set up on this side of the peninsula that I'm sitting on right now. But I don't want to make too much of a comparison to G-Land proper because this is a very difficult place to match up to.
Many thanks to Bobby for his generosity and willingness to ensure that his guests are enjoying themselves.
Surf out front was claimed to be really fun for a couple of hours when the wind was down. Still hitting Money Trees and still lining up a few barrels.
--MICHAEL
