The dry season is here in Bali
It has not rained for a while now and I would say the dry season is here. People have told me it will cool off towards August but the sun is fierce no matter how hot it is. Today I bought a pollution mask from the shop next to Internet Outpost on Poppies II, it’s called Groupie and sells wacky t-shirts and surf wear. It cost 75,000rp and fits well.
The mask has a 100% charcoal filter and I’m hoping it will keep the dirt and particles out of my lungs. I look like some kind of charachter out of Mad Max with this and my helmet, I’ll get a photo tomorrow when I have the camera handy.
I visited Internet Cafes today doing some promotional work and talking to the staff and owners.
One development since Sean left is our friend Armadi no longer works at Captain Haddock on Jalan Benesari. She’s moved to a place at the junction right before that at the place that shows movies and has a nightclub upstairs. She asked me to wipe any mention of Captain Haddocks from our site and promote the new place. She’s a worker and will bust her behind to make this new place a success.
I think the war has definitely affected tourist traffic here although certain spots are quite busy.
Ika our friend at Internet Outpost is having to nurse her dad who was involved in a hit and run recently. He was wearing a helmet but may have a concussion.
Bill went surfing today at Nusa Dua with Aussie surf legend Paul. Paul will be writing us a complete surfing guide to Bali so all you beach bums hang tight…good info is coming. I asked Paul what was special about Bali surfing and he said the consistency. There’s a wave in SW Lombok called Desert Point that has been rated the best wave in the world before, because of its shape and the fact it gets bigger as it goes along.
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to say!
it would be very nice to go back and check on past sesiones. sorry my spanish english
i do remeber the the first the second and the third meeting we had .
i would love to recall that , recording to your records on the web.
so give us a chance to go back more than a day to remember
yours truly
m
somba!!
Nick, you will find it stays hot through until the end of September. But in Bali, the island benefits from the sea breezes unlike the larger islands in the archipelago. As a ‘retired’ surfer I look forward to reading Paul’s report on the many breaks around the island. I remember back in 1990 I was researching a temple just north of Seminyak called Pura Petinget. It sits on the shore of a small sandy bay which had a terrfic left-hand break over a sandbar. There was no one around!. Virgin territory eh. I suppose by now it has been discovered.