The Bukit

At the end of May I felt the urge of leaving the Bali West Coast and experience the world famous waves of the Bukit peninsula. I spent my first night at "Dreamland", which was not working due to high tide. I tried Belongan, quite small but it was my first reef and I felt the intensity of it.
The day after I tried Bingin, a grinding, sucking, sick tubing left-hander breaking in 4 feet of water. I caught one wave on my square tail 6"10", I got sucked up the face, grabbed by the lip, thrown over the falls and felt like in a washer machine. I guess tube riding on a pin tail gun could be more rewarding but I got only one board available and I have to adapt.
Bali is not getting any swell at the moment and I decided to go to Uluwatu. I paddled out from the infamous cave, surrounded by screaming monkeys. The vibe was intense. Ulu was breaking at 3 feet, hard to ride, extremely fast on a shallow reef, a great experience anyway.
I went back to Nyomang & Nyomang cafe', a family business in front of Bingin. They took care of me like an old friend. I will always have fond memories of the Nyomang family.
On the 25th of May I returned to Balian. The following 4 days have been rainy and stormy.
Philippe, Natalie and I are spending time together. They settled in Balian as well. We eat together in the evenings. It is great to paddle out with Philippe and share some waves.