Are you a bath or shower person?
There is something so relaxing about getting up and walking outside for your shower.
This morning was no different but I suddenly realised I have had some great outside showers in my life. Here are my top four:
- Kenya, Lake Niavasha. Overlooking the lake, complete with hippos, I stood underneath a metal tub stained black with the soot of the wood fire now raging inside. The water would fall through a pipe from the water tower, bend its way through the fire before finally cascading onto my head below. The most comforting heat was accompanied with the smell of burning firewood, did I mention the view?
- La Riberia, Costa Rica. Post surf shower with well water that was brought but by a whacky contraption reminiscent of a miniature coal mine with a guy standing on top fixing/peddling it.
- Gili Trawangan, outside in a typical rainy season thunderstorm listening to the call to prayer.
- Canggu, Indonesia. This one is rather fancy; an ensuite half open and half covered with a lattice eve. The exposed wall engulfed in green leaves terminates by enclosing a hot water shower.
I’m currently burning around on a scooter in Canggu, Bali, Indonesia. Finally I’m back in the surf and able to walk and perhaps more importantly, dance!
Time is almost over, but I keep convincing myself I’m ready, hmm.
Kinder
LSC SURFY BIT
Get a scooter, pooh your pants for the first few hours, less so for the first day, then you’ll get the hang of it. They are much easier now that they are automatic and have a kill switch when you put the kickstand down. (They didn’t always have this and theres a story to go with that 14 years ago, but not now!) There’s really three breaks in the Canggu area:
1. Berawa; this is a fun sand covered reef break. mainly packed with beginners and intermediates but can often be found empty due tot he popularity the other breaks in the area
2. Batu Bolong; great long boarding wave and PACKED with learners. Great for beginning.
3. Echo Beach; theres really three breaks, as you look out to sea on your left you’ll see a reefy left, straight out in front of the lifeguard/DJ booth, watch for rocks on the paddle out through the very helpful rip. You’ll see a peak that has a short fat right and a nice left, generally an easy take off and this morning I saw a local back door the barrel – everyone went YEW! Then theres the centre of the beach, punchy barrels. Finally on the right infant of the river theres a shallow reef that provides the best break that barrels. I find this one difficult due to shallow reef and you have to be going fast at the very small, often crowded, take off. But i you get there 30mins before it gets pumping at mid tide you can get it to yourself for a little while, then wait till everyone gets out and have it a little less crowded after! There are also peaks further up as well but don’t know much about these.
