G land dos and donts

Whats the Cost ?

That’s a bargain.

All the best for the remainder of your trip. Swell is definitely picking up fast!

This has been a great thread…so good to hear some first hand accounts of the SN crew on tour at my favourite wave.
Onya boys from both sides of the ditch.
Some happy nostalgia for me whilst rehabbing a knee :-)

Any of you ever bring your missus for a short jaunt? My wife sounds interested in a four day G-Land trip when next on Bali.

She can spend hours reading, walking, snorkeling.

I've done plenty of boys trips to land camps and boat trips, but lately, now the kids have grown up, the Mrs and I are doing scooter trips around the Islands staying where ever. We've already circumnavigated Bali, Lembongan/Ceningan, Penida & Lombok together over the last couple of years. Looking at doing Sumbawa next year. We basically rock up, hire a scooter for several weeks/months, usually an Nmax, and take off. Google maps at the ready.

fitzroy-21 wrote:

I've done plenty of boys trips to land camps and boat trips, but lately, now the kids have grown up, the Mrs and I are doing scooter trips around the Islands staying where ever. We've already circumnavigated Bali, Lembongan/Ceningan, Penida & Lombok together over the last couple of years. Looking at doing Sumbawa next year. We basically rock up, hire a scooter for several weeks/months, usually an Nmax, and take off. Google maps at the ready.

Perfect.
Thoughts of Sumatra?

Yeah IB I'm interested in the answer to that too. I've done plenty of indo hard core but these days wife wants to come and just hang in a nice place in Bali. Where can I take her for maybe 4 or 5 days without her getting too bored?

stunet wrote:

You picked the best days to get crook - in between swells.

Had a beer up at Bobby's yesterday evening and while walking back past Jawa Jiwa I heard Slice Of Heaven by Dave Dobbin being played loud, sung even louder.

Couldn't believe it.

Called in to see your mates arm in arm finishing off the "da da da" part, and Deano kicking it shirtless on a beanbag looking like the cat that got the cheese. Fucking hell, what a classic scene as the sun dipped over the bay and your mates got the bonfire stacked. Few toasts to the ANZACs, glasses raised, then Let There Be Rock by AC/DC came on and your mates were off and away again.

I then had a few beers with old Moonah down at Joyos, who was quietly chuffed at the coming forecast. Glad he packed a 7'6". I left this morning on the fast boat. Kuta now, home tomorrow.

Glad to hear you're feeling better. Hope you can swing into a few during the next swell.

Nice to catch up Stu. Hope the trip home went well.

Didn’t miss much today. Photos will make it look amazing. It was pretty slow and busy with some horrendous surf etiquette on display.

Next few days looking good.

Rove beetles, nasty firkers

AndyM wrote:

fitzroy-21 wrote:

I've done plenty of boys trips to land camps and boat trips, but lately, now the kids have grown up, the Mrs and I are doing scooter trips around the Islands staying where ever. We've already circumnavigated Bali, Lembongan/Ceningan, Penida & Lombok together over the last couple of years. Looking at doing Sumbawa next year. We basically rock up, hire a scooter for several weeks/months, usually an Nmax, and take off. Google maps at the ready.

Perfect.
Thoughts of Sumatra?

Hey Andy, it is on the list. I have already done several trips in South Sumatra & obviously the Ments.

Moonah wrote:

Nice to catch up Stu. Hope the trip home went well. Didn’t miss much today. Photos will make it look amazing. It was pretty slow and busy with some horrendous surf etiquette on display. Next few days looking good.

Yeah, unreal to catch up. Very quiet and sullen trip home knowing that swell was coming.

Pumping or not, I got a kick to see Mitch, a fella I hung with a bit during my trip, score a great shot on Donny's page.

Mitch and Jesse, two old school mates from Joeys at Geelong, having their first surf trip twenty years after the idea was originally floated, both with family, kids, careers in different cities, to catch up on and not a moment was wasted in silence.

A-grade banterers, both of them.

Here's Mitch in the pit. I imagine Jesse is on the shoulder just out of view nattering away.

Underdownunder wrote:

Trying to figure out how to upload some photos not just a link. This rove beetle is a nasty little lesson.

Underdownunder. Hi mate. Hope you are well.

Go to ImgBB- Free Image Hosting, register, it’s free. It’s very easy, follow prompts. AW

(Hey Blackers. What do you reckon, I should be the last person dishing out advice on here about ImgBB, what a joke, crack myself up sometimes, most of the time. )

Underdownunder wrote:

Copied link
Pasted
Then comes up blank?

Hi mate. When you are uploading photos from your photo library, you push upload obviously, once they are uploaded and processed, the next step just before you copy is to select from a box there, HTML Fully Linked, there are other options but don’t select them. AW

AlfredWallace wrote:

Underdownunder wrote:

Copied link
Pasted
Then comes up blank?

Hi mate. When you are uploading photos from your photo library, you push upload obviously, once they are uploaded and processed, the next step just before you copy is to select from a box there, HTML Fully Linked, there are other options but don’t select them. AW

once you have fully linked setting , simply tap the copy below it and you’re good to go . You will get there , if a couple of dinosaurs with no tech knowledge can be taught, then you will shit it in .

stunet wrote:

You picked the best days to get crook - in between swells.

Had a beer up at Bobby's yesterday evening and while walking back past Jawa Jiwa I heard Slice Of Heaven by Dave Dobbin being played loud, sung even louder.

Couldn't believe it.

Called in to see your mates arm in arm finishing off the "da da da" part, and Deano kicking it shirtless on a beanbag looking like the cat that got the cheese. Fucking hell, what a classic scene as the sun dipped over the bay and your mates got the bonfire stacked. Few toasts to the ANZACs, glasses raised, then Let There Be Rock by AC/DC came on and your mates were off and away again.

I then had a few beers with old Moonah down at Joyos, who was quietly chuffed at the coming forecast. Glad he packed a 7'6". I left this morning on the fast boat. Kuta now, home tomorrow.

Glad to hear you're feeling better. Hope you can swing into a few during the next swell.

Dean the Kiwi Birthday boy here.
Just caught up to this thread.
What an amazing way to celebrate ya 50th! Straight of the boat into 3 days of heavy water, sharing MT's takeoff with Stunet, D Longbottom, and about 5 other Aus underground chargers. You really had to want it to get into one. I came into this with unfinished business from last visit 28yr ago where I got owned and left defeated. Felt so good to get some bombs on my own hand shapes. Super cool to share that and shoot the shit with true ANZAC legends.
26th July update, first time I've seen perfect high tide Speedys. Was lined up perfection but 5ft and a bit slow, some unreal ones from of MT's right through Speedys went down. Same today by the looks. Time to go wax me deck

Unreal !
Share Pics of your Shapes
https://www.swellnet.com/forums/the-shaping-bay/492197

Island Bay wrote:

Any of you ever bring your missus for a short jaunt? My wife sounds interested in a four day G-Land trip when next on Bali.

I have a fussy Mrs, even she could handle this accom

She can spend hours reading, walking, snorkeling.

Nice one gents.

That bite looks nasty Downunder.

Ah mate, what dirty bad luck. There will be a next time.

First time i've ever heard of it. I thought you had to keep your eye out for tigers?

There you go- forewarned is forearmed or however the saying goes.

This has been a great thread.

@underdownunder , thanks for sharing this, I’ve never heard of them and been coming to indo a long time, I don’t like bugs crawling on me period and usually flick them off with my finger . You might be a first timer but you’ve shared some valuable information, good on you and hopefully you’re blessed next trip .

Supafreak wrote:

@underdownunder , thanks for sharing this, I’ve never heard of them and been coming to indo a long time

news to me too, @Supa, wot an intense thing.. (I just hate the things that fly into your ear or neck or underarm and if you swat them away they immediately give you painful but very temporary sting.. still dunno what they are..) epic photo of @AW, sorry to hear he's been in the wars again! (now I have sharp dressed man' in my head with the lyrics 'every girl's crazy 'bout a singlet tan'.) Look after him Supa!

Feed him a can of beans as loving treat SF.

Lovely pics & congratulations on preserving with learning how to post pics , took me awhile.

Persevering , dam you spell check .

Underdownunder wrote:

Underdownunder. Hi mate great shots, in particular that green live coral has piqued my interest.. Keep them coming.
There’s no stopping you now. All the best. AW

Wow that green live coral, great picture

That reef is a great spot for an early morning walk on low tide waiting for the trades to kick in.

If you must take the boat out, (please don't) at least have the good grace to be dropped a long way out and way, way down the end(long past the last surfers) and paddle up. There is one wave at least of every high tide set just ruined by refracted boat wake crossing through the lineup. Its the most dangerous thing about the place.
Joyos have canned the yoga for now, get in touch with their office and request it- I need my dodgy racket back.

StormyAndBo wrote:

If you must take the boat out, (please don't) at least have the good grace to be dropped a long way out and way, way down the end(long past the last surfers) and paddle up. There is one wave at least of every high tide set just ruined by refracted boat wake crossing through the lineup. Its the most dangerous thing about the place.
Joyos have canned the yoga for now, get in touch with their office and request it- I need my dodgy racket back.

The other side of this is if you miss time the key hole you’re getting smoked to past the photo boats at the end of speedies.
May have experienced that myself possibly.

Bedtime story for Lanky #1:

Sunday arvo, Moneytrees, 8-10 feet - every second set breaking on the bommie for reference.

Maybe twenty people out along the section but only about five of us on the Ledge. Dylan L trying to ride a short-ish board, Marvin from Vicco on a Webber DS, Aaron Pace from Cenny Coast, 68-year old Chappo from Newy making occasional forays on his 8'4" Dylan, and one or two others I didn't know. Some excellent waves ridden.

My wave count had slowed down and I hadn't had one for about 45 minutes. Getting itchy. Getting nervy. A set broke on the bommie and the first one pushed in as a double up but I let it go. The second one also doubled up and I appeared to be in a good spot. Someone asked me and I replied 'yeah'.

Put my head down and paddled hard. The double ups always lift that bit faster though I was ready for it, paddling at an angle and up to my feet early handling a bit of weightlessness as the rails lifted then regathered smoothly and I got a look down the line as the wave walled up to Tiger Tracks, or so it seemed. Whatever, it was fucking immense.

I got one quick pump in before another bottom turn after which I'd assume the possition. Stretching to make ground I caught a flash of colour over my left shoulder and then as I came up under it something wholly unexpected - a surfer dropping straight down and just feet off my inside rail.

Not easy making sudden turns on a 7'0" but I banked it hard and straight, trying to get out ahead of the lip. The severity of the situation hit me later but in the moment I just tried to get away from the lip. It broke just behind me, no direct impact, but the explosion took me down.

Got ragdolled in anger fuming at what just happened. Easier to handle a thrashing when it's not your mistake or error of judgement, but it was still a full set rinse down the Moneytrees reef. Snuck back out before Speedies and collected myself. Paddling back up I politely asked around: "Who the fuck was that?"

Shrugged shoulders, shaking heads, possibly one or two people wondering why this angry old walrus wasn't smiling on such a pristine arvo.

Paddled back to the Ledge, tried to regather and put it aside for the sake of the session. I needed an A-game not a revenge fanstasy.

Maybe fifteen minutes later a face. He was here earlier and I haven't seen him since.

"Mate," I say looking him in the eye, "was that you who just dropped in on me?"

"Fuck, I'm so sorry," he replies.

Stuff the chill vibes, I'm suddenly righteous and pissed. "People get hurt doing that shit. What's the go?"

"I didn't even know you were on it, mate," says the interloper. "It all happened so quick and that Japanese fella," he points to a middle-aged oriental fella who's suddenly wishing he was invisible, "told me to go."

"So I spun and went. Didn't see you until I'd got to the bottom."

He's not lying. I can see it in his face. The contrition. The slow paddling as he's relaying it.

A final word: "I'm not that kind of surfer."

Suddenly my anger has nowhere to go. Which itself is infuriating cos I wanted to unload on someone. There's nothing I can say. He's a grown man, not a kid, and he surfs way better than me anyway - I see this thirty minutes later when he rides a great barrel through a few deep sections and very nearly makes it.

I'm all for talking in the surf. Not jokes - though they're good too - I mean communicating to each other if a wave will be made or not. Yell out, help out, let more waves be succesfully ridden, and perhaps that's what old mate was trying to do telling him to go. Just that he'd got it wrong - there was somebody already on the wave.

The incident quickly became a distant memory. As is the way during those sessions when an overflow of sights and sounds puts a constant squeeze on the adrenal gland so the time-space continuum registers more heavily than usual.

It helps to unpack those memories parked on a wooden bench overlooking the bay, green bottle in one hand, maybe some Bob Marley on the speakers, surrounded by surfers also making sense of that they'd just seen and done.

A tap on the shoulder. I look around to see old mate from the surf, a green bottle in each hand.

"So sorry, mate."

"Ah, it's all good. Got a couple later on that were unreal. How was that barrel you got...?"

"Yer, almost made it."

So we shook hands, made intro, drunk the beers, and another round, as conversation ebbed from what went on this arvo to who's friends with who to what the swell's doing and a hundred other points of interest.

Nice tale Stu, redemptive arc.

Yeah, classic.

Those late, last minute spins to go out there can be pretty fraught- sometimes you are relying on someones call to go.

Great story.

All's well that ends well.