SE Asia, take 1

Now that I'm back in San Diego, i have a bit of time (and my computer) to reflect on what the hell happened in the last 6 weeks. South East Asia is unlike any place i've ever been to before. it's the little things: the bargaining, the traffic, the smells, the food, the traveling. and then there's "bigger" things like squat pots, no toilet paper, and sketchy street food. but during and after, i'm happy with the trip and it was an awesome experience. i'll try to glance on the highlights in the next several blog posts. but for length's sake, most of it will be in my brain fart format.

indonesia. first thing in indo, marci was waiting at the airport with a taxi full of surfboards. i go from 24 hours traveling on planes straight to super low-tide dry reef uluwatu at sunset. the booties i hate so much saved my skin, literally. getting bali belly a week in. learning how fins can be too big. reflexology massages rule. high tide balangan. going to denpasar and seeing local prices. scooting around. mio's were cool, but vario's were way faster. indo chili sauce on rice and fish. ty and monchaya. marchi-face. driving on the left side while dealing with bali traffic. corne jumping the golf course gate. our flight to sumbawa being changed to 2 hours EARLIER. Aman Gati. lakey peak was my favorite. getting cleaned up at nungas. just the boys at periscopes. senorita silvia. what would jc do? 2 days of straight bintang time. esther, my bintang lady. internet connection shoddy at best. power outages. indo is 3rd world. having to off road 'cause it was smoother than on-road. no hot water means not showering the entire time in indo. gatito nursing my neck. rolling 3 deep on the vario. the aussie steps. pink slops. crazy french guy at the hotel. who eats breakfast with a sword? surya's house at bingin. tweaking my back 3 days in. getting hobbit feet. dry reef walks in the afternoon. the sea horse at nungas got me caught inside. i'm not japanese! avocado juice. solo sessions at pipe.

here's marchi and me freestylin' during a sunset bintang time. sumbawa, indonesia. at that time, i could NOT stop listening to hip hop and rap, specifically N.W.A, some big pun, some biggie.