Amazing Vacation

Great Vacation To Amazing Beach

We were in Plengkung beach Banyuwangi having chosen to go to G-Land and felt confident about scoring uncrowded waves given that it was the end of the season. Since the start of my trip everything had lined up for me. My lost passport was returned. I had met people in the know, from business owners who were dialed into the scene to helpful charter boat captains and surf guides. And I had scored nearly two weeks in the Mentawai’s for not even the cost of a car payment. Given my good fortune so far, I expected Indonesia’s most consistent spot to roll out the welcome mat in fine fashion.

Perhaps my luck was running out. Our trip to G-Land was not a cake walk. We flew to Jakarta and waited 4 hours for the next flight to Bali. Once in Bali we drove all night, took a ferry, then drove some more, then stopped for a quick prayer offering at 3 am in the middle of nowhere. After the prayer stop, we drove though the national forest – the longest, most arduous, and bumpiest van trip I’ve ever taken. Getting some shuteye was a pipedream. Apparently, we had taken the “long way” to get to Bobby’s Camp via the supply van. Since Padang, we had been traveling for 16 hours and crashed upon arrival at 6 am.

The surfers staying there were from a wide range of International destinations such as Australia, Hawaii, California, Brazil, Argentina, and even Oregon. The camp, which was not even at half capacity, gave me the opportunity to meet all these surfers and get to know them. After living in very basic conditions the previous few weeks in the Mentawai’s, Bobby’s Camp felt like the Ritz Carlton: cold beer, an endless supply of water, showers, satellite T.V., an air conditioned movie theater, and hot meals. We were living the high life. We ended up running into two Maui surfers, Darren and Mike, who we had met in the Mentawai’s. The network of surfers traveling throughout Indonesia was really that small.

So it's very amazing experiece.