Time was when Bali was the land of the long left

When all the known waves wrapped down the side of the Bukit and if you stood with your right foot forward you wouldn't go backhand your whole stay.

Those times are gone.

The lefts are still wrapping down the Bukit as good as they ever were, but crowds have forced the crew to look further afield for waves. Now a swag of lesser known waves are regularly getting surfed, and they're threatening Bali's mantle as a goofyfoot's paradise.

Mick Curley lives in Bali and often makes the jaunt to these waves. Here is a small selection.//STUART NETTLE