SUMBAWA 2002 Getting there is half the fun, right. by Ben Simons It was mid year back in 2002. The days were getting steadily shorter. The mornings becoming both fresh and frigid. Booties were a must for the dawny surfs along the coastline at home. Winter was settling in. My uneasy relationship with the cold continued. The extra size and push in the swell would always be … [Read more...]
The Mentawais – Reflections from a first trip by Ben Simons
I had been travelling and surfing in Indonesia for many years but hadn't yet made it to the Mentawais. The web clips of Lances right and Kandui's were obviously hard to ignore. But the talk of the crowds along with the cost had continued to put me off. At one stage I did look at spending twelve nights on a slick charter boat. I also thought about a two week ritzy resort … [Read more...]
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