Last day of April and I've been in Bali for one month now. Good first month! My second day here my buddy Nick text me saying he missed me and booked a flight straight to Indo. Fuck yeah! On my third day we hired a surf guide and this local guy Andy showed Nick and I some of the coolest surf breaks here! Have you ever paddled 200 yards straight before reaching the reef break (30min of swimming against the current)? Oh my God. It was the longest paddle ever but well worth it once we arrived. Four guys sharing the most perfect breaking wave! Spot was called Sugiani, located on Turtle Island.
Next we were told about this small beach town just outside Bali called Uluwatu. My second week we hired a driver who drove us one hour outside Bali and dropped us at Bingin Beach. Lots of surf breaks here but we picked Bingin and it was a good choice. Streets in Uluwatu are only wide enough for 1 car or 2 motor bikes and all the streets hang with banana leaves. You feel like you're in a jungle, probably because you are. Streets are pretty empty too, it's all country here and when you see another driver on the road they typically look like my photo below. Boardshorts + 1 surfboard strapped to your bike. I've been back 3 times now. Too much fun!
Bingin...it's like this magical place where you completely check out from reality. You arrive and think you've simply stumbled upon some local village. You continue and walk through this village where you'll notice many women knitting fabric or cooking fish or balancing large items on their head. You continue through this village maze until you reach this cliff with steps leading down the mountain. Tall banana leaves are everywhere and obstruct your view of the ocean but you gotta keep going. It's not a short walk but once you get closer to the bottom you find these small cottages built into the mountain. And directly in front of you is the most perfect reef break with maybe 8 guys sharing it. You can't help but smile. I paid $15 USD per night while I was here. NYOMAN & NYOMAN is the best resort here! The food costs about $3 per meal, all the rooms have ocean views, no hot water but each room comes with a very nice fan! Yes, $15 per night for an ocean view like the one above. I almost didn't share and was going to keep this one to myself but decided against that. Bingin is epic!
Back in Bali I'm currently renting a place for $500 USD per month, renting a motorbike for $60 USD per month, and I've been eating lunch and dinner at these local restaurants where I pay a low of $1.50 or high of $4 USD. Counting my housing, motorbike, and food expenses I'm living on $25 per day. Quite proud of that compared to what I was spending in Sydney or San Francisco. And the biggest bonus here is Bali fucking rocks! Beers for $1.50 and the night life blows away anything you've seen before! The Indonesian people surf all day and party all night! Biggest concern is me having to leave in 90 days. Why would anyone leave?
Next we were told about this small beach town just outside Bali called Uluwatu. My second week we hired a driver who drove us one hour outside Bali and dropped us at Bingin Beach. Lots of surf breaks here but we picked Bingin and it was a good choice. Streets in Uluwatu are only wide enough for 1 car or 2 motor bikes and all the streets hang with banana leaves. You feel like you're in a jungle, probably because you are. Streets are pretty empty too, it's all country here and when you see another driver on the road they typically look like my photo below. Boardshorts + 1 surfboard strapped to your bike. I've been back 3 times now. Too much fun!
Bingin...it's like this magical place where you completely check out from reality. You arrive and think you've simply stumbled upon some local village. You continue and walk through this village where you'll notice many women knitting fabric or cooking fish or balancing large items on their head. You continue through this village maze until you reach this cliff with steps leading down the mountain. Tall banana leaves are everywhere and obstruct your view of the ocean but you gotta keep going. It's not a short walk but once you get closer to the bottom you find these small cottages built into the mountain. And directly in front of you is the most perfect reef break with maybe 8 guys sharing it. You can't help but smile. I paid $15 USD per night while I was here. NYOMAN & NYOMAN is the best resort here! The food costs about $3 per meal, all the rooms have ocean views, no hot water but each room comes with a very nice fan! Yes, $15 per night for an ocean view like the one above. I almost didn't share and was going to keep this one to myself but decided against that. Bingin is epic!
Back in Bali I'm currently renting a place for $500 USD per month, renting a motorbike for $60 USD per month, and I've been eating lunch and dinner at these local restaurants where I pay a low of $1.50 or high of $4 USD. Counting my housing, motorbike, and food expenses I'm living on $25 per day. Quite proud of that compared to what I was spending in Sydney or San Francisco. And the biggest bonus here is Bali fucking rocks! Beers for $1.50 and the night life blows away anything you've seen before! The Indonesian people surf all day and party all night! Biggest concern is me having to leave in 90 days. Why would anyone leave?
