Kays Odyssey

Monday, November 7, 2011

Lakey Peak, Sumbawa

With every man and his dog, and all the pros, talking about G-land for the next swell we opted for a short trip to Lakey Peak. $140 each got us return flights to Sumbawa, part A of the trip. Part B is a 2hr drive passing by salt farms and small towns.

Funny unexpected things happen time and again and we experienced one of these on our way to Lakeys. Winding through the hills toward the ocean something fell, or more like rolled, down a near vertical 3-4m cutting. We all look back including driver. To our amazement we see it was a fluffy, leafy, haired local lady. She gets up on her feet and smiles. We smiled and waved back. She waved back still smiling and then lifts her shirt and flashes her large tits at us!?!?! Ha! Ok. So we pulled up at Hotel Balumba and scored front balcony rooms – very important for watching the surf without taking more than a step out of your room! And it gets better, living in the room next to us we meet Dan who not only knows the ins and outs of the place, but runs daily yoga sessions at Balumba. Whatever the swell Lakeys has options. Jess stepped it up another level again, to #1 on the Lakeys female bodyboard tour with super sessions out Nungas and Pipe. Yes, Lakeys was all about surfing, and when we weren’t surfing we were watching the surf with new friends. Throw in some yoga, mahi mahi steaks for dinner, a few Bintangs and a few more Beng Bengs and you get the picture. If you haven’t then here are a few to help your imagination.

Having done a medial ligament strain with joint capsule/menisci damage on day 5 of a 42 day Indo trip Steve was still grumpy hobbling around as it had only been 3 weeks. “Jess can you get me another large Bintang my knee is sore”, “aw yeah and while you’re there another couple of Beng Bengs”. “Can you do some Reiki on me please”? Anyway, on his first dawn patrol, while a run-down Jess laid sleeping, water photographer Chris Garden caught him getting up to no good on his 2^nd wave out at the Peak.

Nusa Lembongan – Ganushkasas Love Retreat

There comes a time in a man’s life when he has to make a tough decision. For Suri (aka the ‘King’ -funkiest Sri Lankan Novacastrian - can spin a beat or 2!) it was either playing with his beloved staffy’s (Zeb) testicles or Linda’s fashion label for the rest of his life? So Linda won and we were all invited, except Zeb, to Nusa Lembongan for Ganushkasas Love Retreat. Silly name you might say? Well not a silly idea – although part of Bali this micro paradise not 30 minutes from the mainland has it all. You can sip away on your 5^th cocktail or beer by 5pm, you can dive into epic snorkelling at ‘the wall’, or what this was really all about was Suri inviting his mates over here for a 5 day surf trip. This place is loaded with waves and yep its Bali so the waves are loaded with people. The King must have signed a deal with Huey as there was swell for the whole 5 days, even enough to justify a boat trip to Desert Pt on the day of the wedding! Jess stepped it up another level with ease, from the sand bottom of Noosa to the sharp reef of Razors although the escort service was called in when within half an hour it went from a small period 2ft to a 4-5ft groundswell. Guests poured in from all 4 corners of the globe and the evening had arrived. Suri was looking nervous but sharp, the guests were sunburnt and tanked, and aw my goodness when Linda walked around the corner arm in arm with her father there was no mistaken - Suri you made the right choice buddy, well done, you got yourself a Pieca (Sri Lankan term of endearment)! The party started but not before some traditional Balinese dancing. The speeches were hilarious and the biggest pool party Lembongan had ever seen erupted. Congrats Linda and Suri, and thanks again for the invite.