Uluwatu

We are in an ideal setting at Padang Padang. We are right next to the forest which has a real tropical feel. Unfortunately for the wave to be at its best a big swell is needed here, which has never arrived. Dan and myself have been heading further down the coast to a spot called Uluwatu (or Ulu's). Ulu's is Bali's most famous waves. It has spectacular cliffs with a temple at the south and a small beach at the bottom. You have to zig zag your way down cliff steps and small man made streets passing Warrungs (cafe's), surf shops , surfboard repair huts (always busy) and surf photographers huts before paddling out through a small cave to find 4 fantastic perfect left hand reef breaks. The coral reef is very shallow and despite the waves being not much over head high Dan and myself manage to bounce off the bottom once or twice (no injuries reef booties a must!). The waves are great but extremely busy so we opted for surfs at first light. We got some excellent waves. I almost bought a picture of myself nearly getting a backhand barrell but as I didn't quite make it I decided not to bother. We have surfed one of the best left handers in the world and to be totally honest our reef breaks on the north east coast of England can be just as good on its day (at least when it's small). Although here I'm only wearing board shorts reef boots and a rash vest and the water is 29 degrees c.