balinese

May 12th 2010

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

G-Land….Galungan today.  Holy Holiday for the Balinese Hindu’s which is the commencement day of a 10-day period during which the deified family members who have long left this planet return to their former homes.  It also marks the victory of dharma (order) over adharma (disorder).  Plenty of information on it if you’re curious enough.  So…Puma, Ketut, and Dewa (Putuh, Jackie, and Kadek are in Bali) prepared their ceremonial offerings and requested the grace and generosity from God.

Alright….surf was about 6-10 foot faces and wind was a bit variable today, but stayed fairly good for the most part since it never came up strong. A little W…then E….then N!  We’ve had a real nice run of good wind for almost 2 weeks now and that’s something to be thankful for.

Kong’s and Fan Palms were still the staple, but a little bit of a swell direction change was enough to start sending sets into Money Trees.  Right at sunset, I saw a beautiful 3 wave set pipe down the line and go unridden, probably cause no one was ready for such a rogue set.  Hopefully it’s an indicator of some good waves for tomorrow.

–MICHAEL

October 25th 2009

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

Relaxing is what today was all about.  Most of today’s new guests  went for a surf at some point in the day, but plenty of guests just lounged today at Bobby’s G-Land Surf Camp.  Hanging in the hammock, reading a book, taking a nap, watching a movie, going for a walk, stretching…whatever felt right.

Early morning G-Land Surf conditions at 6:30 were pretty poor considering  0.4 meter low tide and weak swell.  Max set size was 4 foot on the face (chest high) and heavily sectioned.  By 11:00, I saw a few sets starting to run down the reef at lower Kongs and a few through Moneys.  But it was more a hopeful indicator that the alleged swell was starting to fill in and not an enticer to go for a surf.  The surf never really came up today at G-Land and that 11:00 pulse was probably the best of the day.  People were of course still surfing throughout the day…

Last night was a Pool Comp night.  The staff love really it!  They’re the first to put in the buy-in.  It was probably the best display of buleh playing and worst from the indos that I’ve ever seen.  But in the end,  Balinese Dewa claimed the pot on the same day that his deceased ancestors left Earth after a 10-day visit…the day of Kuningan.  Read about it if your not already Hindu (and interested), it may make you massage your chin.