the funk of japan lingered, but i think i have it somewhat under control..
got out of sanur, think that is not a place for me...
it is wild, the only thing i can compare my feelings of late would be when i rode my bicycle for 2 months... the huge difference with this is the availability of computer communication (this very thing!)... honestly it may be better without it, that way it would be possible to dive into thoughts that bubble to the surface when really isolated... but now, there are distractions, electric relationships and discussions.. and blogs! so instead of dealing with things, i find myself interacting with people halfway around the world... most with the very best intention, but still, it is just very different being here as opposed to talking about being here....
on my bike ride i was constantly questioning things in my head, really living with my thoughts and exhaustion day to day... but every morning, without fail, i would tackle the task of patching the bike back together... sometimes in the dark in the tent...
now, i wake to immediate interaction from the other side of the world, it is very very strange to be so isolated, yet so involved with people on a day to day level... the other huge difference is i had no money whatsoever at that time, did not pay for anything other than food - snuck into campgrounds, set up my tent right next to another one to give an appearance of a group on a site, and kept the bike in the tent... dont remember every getting caught... beyond that, there were so many times without the possibility of a campground, just had to find somewhere, hoping it was not a bad spot... getting that established before sunset was the key...
i think i am going to try not to be so involved, maybe give the immediate electronic communication with the other side of the world a bit of a rest (well, i do have to work online, but work is another story altogether)..
sunday things sort of shut down a bit, everything is still open, but not completely open...
gonna actively search out a house in canggu, that place really is nice, and there are a few different surf spots right in the area...
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 comments:
i think you should at least continue the blog....
yeah, ill try to...
been thinking a lot, had a good surf without anyone out at a fun beach break this morning..
i am getting by, but everything is challenging to the point that i wonder if this is where i should be... it should be simple to rent a house, but it is not... i think i sort of need an "in" here, but dont really have one...
and work, oh man, it is painful the simplest things....
having said all of that, i think if i dont figure things out in a few weeks i may move to hawaii..
i have to go to hong kong in the begining of november, i could go to hawaii from there - at least in hawaii i would know how to get internet without being told it is not possible one minute, than being told something altogether different the next minute - you know how things are around here, it is just really intense when having to deal with work, and life, not just on a surf trip..
perhaps things will turn around soon, and ill be stoked on it here, but for now, i think i may start the investigation of that possibility..
surfed impossibles today, taught me that nothing is impossible!
ulu looked like shit, padang was barely breaking, so tried this for the first time, not a perfect wave by any means, but a few really good ones - really fast driving wave... not too big, but sets were overhead...
whatever you do while you are there....you must say...
"if this isn't nice, i do not know what is!"
you are in paradise with endless waves...or nearly endless waves
even with all of the bs and tourism...it is still much better than the jersey shore...or living in philly and only wishing i could get to the jersey shore on a daily basis.....
Post a Comment