You guys got any ideas for good places to stay in the Maldives? What are the waves like there? Relatively cruisy I hear from some ...

Good fun waves there NPM.
Maybe not often in the over 6ft range but gets good swell in the 4-6ft.
Check out the WQS comp on at the moment @ Pasta point..

tony hussein hinde dies last week at pasta point
he was a legend
RIP

im thinking my trip in aug.
about 2 weeks.
looks beautiful, but perhaps too short to visit there?
flying from kansai =)

Ewok, for only 2 weeks you need to make sure your flights match the ferries or in frequent flights.
Some islands out there only have a once a week service..

indo, you are right.
just now i talked to a lady who does our overseas tickets and she said it'll be from kansai to denpasar, denpasar to jakarta, one night stay and then padang.
last weekend i went through lonely planet a bit (i think mentawai was on page 248) and read something like it takes 12 hours to get there from padang by a boat.. perhaps it's a slow boat and it'll be quicker by a fast boat (wearing a helmet like o-to bai kozo from dr. slump arare-chan =))

Great post guys, fully understand about the frustrations of living in Indo

Hey Spook heard there was another camp being built, hope the crowds arent getting to bad.

For those heading that way dont be afraid to spend a night in Padang, its a cool place and well worth a look.

just got back to the islands after 10 days away... so good to be back in the water.
had a surf with andy irons, ross williams, and martin potter at lunchtime. before that i floated around e-bay by myself and picked off a couple of fun ones.
when are you thinking of coming out ewok? it's not too hard to get here cheaply, so long as you have ample time up your sleeve and don't mind roughing it

I hope you gave a good account of yourself Spook.

Tell pottz he sounds like a whining biatch on the webcasts..
Is Andy out of rehab?
Still surfs good..

Andy in rehab? WTF.

ok, mantas' pics of the law on the surf thread got me inspired to post some more...
these were all taken by the lovely spookette. the first is of one of our first guests. low light and grainy as a storm was moving in, but he was pretty stoked with it.
the bottom two are me at the same spot. small swell but super super fun.
today is rainy and windy and generally pus, but there is a solid looking swell due to hit on friday. there will be some monster waves out there for those who want to chase them. i think i am after something solid but not ridiculous. we'll see what happens

Nice one Spook. Did you touch those up at all?

>there is a solid looking swell due to hit on friday. there will be some monster waves out there for those who want to chase them. i think i am after something solid but not ridiculous. we'll see what happens<

What's ya biggest board you got there?

course i touched em up! bit of contrast, saturation etc. probably won't print so good, but they look nice. oh yeah, i also made the waves look bigger

my biggest board's a 6'8". if i need a bigger board than that then the waves are too big for me. lots of the guys who have spent alot of time here only ride about 6'6" even on the biggest days anyway

Yep. That ain't me. My short board is 6'6" and I'm quite comfortable these days in bigger waves on my 7'2".

You know that you are spoilt rotten don't you? Every surf you have for the rest of your life will compare to these sessions at PIt Stop Hill.
(<-I'm as green as this guy)

yeah man, i have to keep pinching myself to remind me that i am living in paradise. i got one of the best barrels of my life out the front here a few nights ago. super hollow, all orange and purple water as the sun went down..... yeeeeeuuuuuwww!

damn you spook, you sure know how to make a guy envious :mad: Thanks for the pics, that looks sweet!!!

I heard back from my bro. He was out at HT's and had a good 2 weeks there. Boat crowds got to him though..and they bailed for Bali... ha ha ha, he's not as hardcore anymore!
Softie..

ps.. yes, I know there are more crowds in Bali.. more diesel & oil in the water too.

Good to read that things are going well, spook

A mate of mine just got back from G-land. He said the crowd was thin. Max 30 guys. He had one session with only 2 out. Plus it's now only about $60 per night! It was more expensive than that 20 years ago! G-Lands looking good for my next trip.

I've just gotta find a good time to mention it to the missus.