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<\/a><\/p>\nThis was my second time in Bali and it will definitely not be my last. I've actually already thought about emigrating\u00a0and spending the rest of my life in Indonesia. Surfing and eating all day long. I think it would truly make me happy.<\/p>\n
I stayed at a\u00a0surf camp called The Balicamp<\/a>\u00a0for 10 days. It is\u00a0located at Canggu Beach, which is about 10 kilometres away from the very touristy\u00a0main city of Kuta. The Balicamp had moved since the last time I had stayed there and I enjoyed the new location very much, It was a bit\u00a0further away from all the hectic tourist places, which turned out to be much better.<\/p>\n Monday through Friday, you have to get up around 6am to catch the good waves. You strap your waxed surfboard onto the roof of the van, turn on some good reggae music and drive to the best surf locations\u00a0and their great waves. My favourite spot was actually called Honeymoon and was about a 30 minute drive from the main camp.<\/p>\n As you can see\u00a0in the picture, the spot was right by\u00a0the cliffs, which meant\u00a0you had to jump from the cliffs into the water\u00a0when\u00a0the tide was\u00a0too high. Getting into the water, especially when still a little sleepy (it was around 7am\u00a0by the time we had arrived) can be a bit of a mission, but only for the first 1-2 minutes. After that, the surf addiction overtakes you completely and you don\u2019t want to ever leave the water anymore. The only thing that made me get out of the water\u00a0was muscle weakness and starvation after a few hours of surfing. And after the surf comes the next great thing \u2013 the big breakfast you get once you've arrived back at the camp. These\u00a0were\u00a0always buffets full of Balinese specialities, such as banana pancakes, fruits called tamarillo or salak, the snake fruit.<\/p>\n The egg-shaped edible fruit called tamarillo is also known as the\u00a0tree tomato or\u00a0tamamoro. It's very high in vitamins\u00a0and iron\u00a0and low on calories.<\/p>\n My favourite breakfast dish was a salad called 'Balinese Jukut Urab', which is a mixed vegetable salad with beans, spinach, sprouts\u00a0and\u00a0grated coconut with a\u00a0sweet and sour dressing. It\u2019s absolutely mouth-watering and to me, it\u00a0features one of the most amazing flavour combinations. Soonish, you will find the recipe on my blog.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nYou need to experience this firsthand\u00a0to know what I am talking\u00a0about, for those of you who haven't,\u00a0this all probably sounds completely\u00a0exaggerated. But it\u2019s that\u00a0pure\u00a0joy that overcomes you when you're lying on your surfboard waiting for the perfect wave to come along. Finally it's here, you paddle hard, catch it and ride that beautiful thing\u00a0mother nature created just for you.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n