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Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
G-Land was rather small today and I had no inspiration at all to hit the water. Movies, photos, and relaxing in the hammock with a surf magazine were my highlights for the day. Ketut gave me a haircut (I have an interview next week)
Others decided to go standup paddleboarding on the new boards we have here at Bobby’s camp and others decied to go fishing. Those that went for a grovel still had alot of fun. G-Land is such a relaxing spot and it’s great to be in the jungle enjoying the beauty Indonesia has to offer.
-Bretto
Tags: boards, fishing, fun, G-Land, hammock, indonesia, inspiration, jungle, Ketut, relaxing, small, standup, water
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Sunday, July 11th, 2010
G-Land was big today. A new swell came in and I could hear it clearly from my room when I woke up at 6:30. The surf got up to solid 16 foot faces around 12:30 and as the tide dropped enough to keep the ocean out of the lagoon, a strong current was sweeping down the reef.
2.4 meter high tide at 9:00 and most everyone in the jungle seemed to be out at Launching Pad and Speedies. We never really got the offshore today and with the new swell being quite raw, most of the waves were OK. Only a couple handful would connect into Speedies. But there were some heavy barrels running through Speedies….just had to be in the right position to get it.
After 1:00 and not one person was out front. Heavy, large collapsing sections and shifty peaks at Money Trees was good enough reason. The Bombora was lighty breaking at high tide and by low tide, some massive waves were heaving over and running almost straight into Money’s.
A lot of people went down to 20/20′s and Tigertracks, coming back with good news of head high waves, real clean and real fun. I saw Chicken’s and it was on as well. Basically, plenty of swell to run down the entire reef and into the Bay.
Possibly tomorrow???
-MICHAEL
Tags: 20/20, barrels, current, G-Land, high tide, jungle, lagoon, Launching Pad, Low Tide, Money Trees, ocean, offshore, reef, Speedies, surf, swell, tide, Tigertracks, waves
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Sunday, July 4th, 2010
G-Land…YES….G-Land!!! It’s such a nice feeling to come back here and I’m sure it’s a feeling every one of you that’s been here at least twice understands. Everything is fresh in this corner of East Java, especially the air. The jungle is full and lush with all the unexpected rain through June and it’s great to see it like it is. Hopefully though, it’s not going to get any greener.
The surf was fun today once again. Kongs was the most consistent with sets getting up to 6-8 foot on the face. The morning up until about 2:00 stayed clean with still winds growing to just a light offshore, but then went South and sent a little side-bump down the point. Money Trees was inconsistent. Size was about the same, but you had to be looking for a test of patience if you wanted to sit there. But it stayed clean all day…out of south-wind bump that hit Kongs later on.
As I was coming in through the Ledge at sunset, I watched two back-to-back sets come through Fan Palms. Really nice looking waves. About 8 foot on the face, steep-walled, long, clean, and a surprise to everyone left in the water. So they went unridden.
Two young South African girls are here for their first time. Yesterday, on their first day …they decided to go down to Tigertracks for a late afternoon surf…at lower tide. I thought it would be junk but supposedly they had a few fun waves. So I thought they were lucky. Then I found out they saw a Macan Hitam (Black Panther) on their way back. Now I know their LUCKY!!! I’ve been hoping to see one for awhile. I didn’t believe them cause…well…their new. But Hari and Jackie were their escorts and they vouch for it too.
–MICHAEL
Tags: black panther, east java, G-Land, jungle, Kongs, Money Trees, offshore, sunset, surf, waves
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Friday, June 25th, 2010
G-Land wasn’t on like Donkey Kong but was still fun. The swell was a solid 4ft so it dropped alot since yesterday. There was a bit of rain around today so the winds didn’t get quite right, however Money Trees was very glassy. Kongs was good fun on low tide and was getting most of the swell.
The monkeys were going off in G-Land today, they were jumping all over the place and playing games. You forget you’re in the jungle here sometimes but there’s always something to remind you where you are.
The swell forecast for G-Land over the next few days doesn’t look so good so hopefully it’s not right.
-Bretto
Tags: forecast, fun, G-Land, games, jungle, Kongs, Money Trees, monkeys, rain, solid, swell, winds
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Monday, June 14th, 2010
G-Land rained all night and there was a storm at Bobby’s.. The lightning was striking right in the camp… Thought it would be unsafe to go outside this morning so I slept in…
Relaxing and and enjoying the quietness of having 3 guests! G-Land can really be relaxing when all you can hear is the sound of the jungle. Not even waves..
G-Land was flat again and that’s all there is to say about that.
-Bretto
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Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
G-Land…again…got drenched by the clouds. The early morning was fairly calm, just a light onshore, but another rain squall came through at about 10:00 and gave us a thorough soaking. Surf was OK. The rain kept the wind speed down and so the wave face’s stayed clean enough to let a few guys get some decent length rides. Only a few were lining up.
Surf was about 6-8 foot faces focusing on Fan Palm and Ledge/Money’s. Not much else happening anywhere else on the reef. 222 degrees! The surf stayed consistent through the day, but the session during the rain squall was the best. Sitting out in the water and looking back at the land is beautiful right now. All the rain can be challenging to endure, but the jungle is amazingly green!
First suture job today. Puma threaded 6 stitches into the palm of an unfortunate guest. Being maybe a little to excited to go spearfishing, Jeremy leveled himself when he stepped off the beach and onto the reef. That fringe area is so slick, in fact many places on the reef are really slick right now. There’s always something to be aware of here at G-Land…
–MICHAEL
Tags: amazing, beach, beautiful, clean, G-Land, jungle, onshore, puma, rain, reef, session, spearfishing, speed, surf, water, wave
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Monday, April 19th, 2010
G-Land highlights for the day…in backwards chronological order… Tiger Tom walked up on a macan hitam (black panther) just before dinner time. He spotted it just in time to get a look at it before it split in a flash back towards the jungle. I’ve been hoping my luck would be so great for years. This is the 3rd time I’ve been right in the vicinity, but not on the spot.
G-Land went offshore today. BUT…only for 30 minutes. NO JOKE. At about 17:00, the onshore winds had come to a standstill and a local front from the east blew over us. Strong offshore gusts, just enough to clean up the residual surface bump from all-day onshores and give a few guys some nice looking waves. Surf still had some size to it, maxing out at about 8 foot faces upreef of Money Trees.
G-Land is the most packed it has been this season. With today’s change over, were now using up all the tables in the dining area…but not all the seats…and getting pretty close to full-camp. 54 guests in total.
….PRAYING FOR GOOD WINDS! I know Pak Mangku is!!!
-MICHAEL
Tags: black panther, camp, G-Land, jungle, offshore, onshore, season, waves, winds
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Thursday, April 8th, 2010
G-Land stormed last night again. A powerful rain squall came through from the west and released a massive amount of water. The jungle is staying green and probably will be that way for awhile.
G-Land surf conditions this morning were positive. The swell was still coming in from about 210 degrees and focusing 6-10 foot face sets from Kongs through upper Money Trees. What was a good surprise was the wind was not really blowing until about 11:00. And it really didn’t get destroyingly strong until 2:00. So we had some nice waves…smooth faces and decent length rides. The late afternoon-sunset conditions left almost everyone hanging on the beach, relaxing on the bale’s and watching Molly go berserk.
I’m looking forward to the day when some nice, hollow waves come to us. I find myself getting really positive at the end of each day, curious to see what the next day will be like. Hope all’s going well wherever you’re at. Everyone here seems to be positive and happy with what’s happening at Plengkung.
–MICHAEL
Tags: G-Land, green, hollow waves, jungle, Kongs, Money Trees, plengkung, positive, powerful, surf, water, west
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Friday, April 2nd, 2010
G-Land must really be building up some pressure for a good swell and proper winds. Today was the smallest day since my arrival about 1 week ago. Surf was about 3 foot on the face, breaking only up at Kongs and the wind was once again onshore. There wasn’t much wave riding happening today at G-Land.
But there’s always something worthwhile to do here that makes non-surfing days enjoyable. A nice blue trevally was caught on a line, one fillet for sashimi and the other for the frying pan. Skin diving the reef’s edge gave a few guys a clear view of the new coral colonies. Nothing’s quite like a little music jam on the guitar and drums when you’re here in the jungle. Walking up the point and washing out any unneccesary thoughts is a simple therapy for anyone. Stretching will help out for when the pressure build-up finally releases. And napping is a beautiful thing to do.
I need to get some more information, but just to let it be known if you haven’t seen the banner on the home page, Bobby will be hosting a Quicksilver event from June 6th through the 13th. It’s not going to be a WCT or WQS event like in the past. I’ll be writing again about it soon. So, for those of you considering coming over here during that window, unfortunately, the camp is booked out completely for the event. Hopefully that doesn’t affect any of you.
Until next time….MICHAEL
Tags: bobby, camp, coral, Diving, G-Land, jungle, Kongs, onshore, quicksilver, reef, sashimi, surf, swell, wave, winds
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Thursday, April 1st, 2010
G-Land stormed once again through the morning. My thought on that is that the jungle is only going to get greener….it’s already amazingly lush. The surf conditions out front were pretty difficult to get inspired by since the wind direction was still out of the west and north, not ideal for G-Land.
So, it was time to rally up a hopeful crew to head down the point to check out the situation at 20-20′s and Tigertracks. 20′s was small and looking like chocolate milk from the purged rivermouth embankment. Tigertracks had enough to get me and a few other guests in the water, but the session didn’t last too long because of the quickly dropping tide. But the clouds had parted and the sky was spotted with blue so it was beautiful to hang on the beach and roll around in the little shorebreak.
I would have to say the highlight of the day was dinner. Gianto (Froddo) and the kitchen staff have really been refining their culinary skills during the off- season and the sweet chicken and veggies they prepared for us was delicious. I’ll be waiting for that one again.
KEEP ENJOYING….
–MICHEAL
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