Bali reefs come to life

With a bigger swell the nearby reef breaks (waves that break over coral reef), started working. As they can be busy we have been getting there early. John gets up at 4.30am and wakes us all up with a cup of coffee. Then follows a 40 minute hike to South Kuta to catch the Junkungs (traditional balineses fishing boats that have been converted to surf taxi). You pay your 40'000 rupiah (2 quid ish)to the man on the beach. Then you paddle to the boat. Its a long thin boat with 2 outriggers, 1 driver, a shelter and an outboard motor. You paddle under the outrigger and pass your board up and then clamber in. The boat then takes you to one of three breaks.: Kuta reef, Middles or Airport lefts. the driver drops you off and hopefully remembers to come back for you in a few hours. There are many tales from surfers who have been left to paddle back, usually after dark. We have all surfed some great waves.