| Joanne Reports on Yellow
Bamboo Power in Bali -- Meets Alvin -- August 2004
Heard on an alt.surfing post:
Hey Surfy Bobby,
Sorry to have missed you in San Diego!
Surf here has been a playful 6-8' or double overhead, pick your flavor.
I surfed the smaller rights in front of Alvin's house yesterday, though
I didn't know I was
in front of it. We still hadn't
met yet. I did see a helmet man on the larger heavier peak going left and
the locals told me it was Alvin.
My driver that I picked up in a surf shop
in Kuta took us to meet him at his place and my guy said, "You know Yellow
Bamboo" to Alvin, who was wearing a yellow bamboo shirt. I was a
bit amazed that someone that didn't know him was into this Yellow Bamboo
and my driver's family practices it as well.
We got some incredibly long lefts today
north of here today and I think I'm staying. The waves are mellow
yet big (well, the ones I was on but there are heavier waves within a paddle
distance), just what I came for.
Alvin seems to know everyone every where
we go and the locals love and respect him. The dude owns this place.
He's got the life and I do not understand why he even bothers logging on.
It is magical up in this part of Bali.
Retirement beautiful. CJ and I had spa treatments on the beach for
practically nothing post surf.
Not much to report on food cuz we've been
eating vegetables, rice and tofu for nearly every meal by choice.
Good though!
Joanne, Alvin and CJ
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