{"id":7625,"date":"2019-08-29T00:34:18","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T14:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mojosurf.com\/?p=7625"},"modified":"2023-05-17T00:05:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T14:05:12","slug":"mojo-travel-tales-from-indo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mojosurf.com\/mojo-travel-tales-from-indo\/","title":{"rendered":"Mojo Travel Tales from Indo!"},"content":{"rendered":"
My journey started with a simple yet mentally elongated 6-hour flight from Brisbane Australia to the famous holiday location Denpasar, Bali. As we arrived I lugged my surfboard bag holding two boards and half my wardrobe inside towards the exit, already dripping in sweat without even hitting the outside air humidity and smoke yet a smile on my face from ear to ear. Let’s do this!<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>Our first stop was Canngu, well known for its cocktails, surf and good vibes. As being two young females in our 20\u2019s this was the pinnacle of our trip, so we thought. We hired out a room we found on booking.com and discovered the pictures were better than the real thing, \u201cahh-well\u201d we thought \u201cwere on vacay!\u201d The next few days were a blur of a few too many cocktails, epic surf wipeouts and meeting so many new friends.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With a slight cold coming on (in the heat? I know) we made our way to Kuta, Lombok. We booked a fast boat to the island, then jumped in a taxi in Bangsal and headed to Kuta. The drive was 2 h<\/span>ours long filled with mountains, monkeys, colours of the sun setting, Smiling faces and a language barrier between the driver and us, Oh don\u2019t forget the 2006 bangers from so fresh playing through the car speakers.\u00a0 As we arrived in our beautiful hotel and greeted with such kindness from our hosts we went on a mission for some well deserved Nasi-Goreng. We spent the next few days exploring the beaches and coves of the beautiful island while getting to know a few locals.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>On our last full day in Kuta, we jumped on our scooters and headed north towards Pantai, Mawun. As we didn\u2019t have our phones\/ maps we ended up going where the views were. We headed up this mountain with a breathtaking panoramic view that overlooked a gorgeous empty beach. We decided to check it out. On our drive down we were greeted with about 20 buffalo on a dirt road with a jaw dropping island scene in the backdrop. We arrived on the beach where there was a shack with a local lady cutting fresh coconuts and not another soul insight. We asked the lady and found out were we at Pengembur beach. We made our way down the sinking sand beach and set up for the day. The sand was filled with beautiful shells and a warm feeling of freedom, a day to remember.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>The peaceful and quiet few days in Lombok came to an end as we headed back to Bali to go to Pandawa, Nusa Dua. We paid that little extra to stay in a fancy, buffet breakfast, gym and pool included hotel (well worth). Pandawa ended up being an unexpected highlight of our trip. We decided to head down to the beach with our short boards and check out the surf, My girlfriend who I was with isn\u2019t a very confident surfer although after an hour of you can do this remarks. We paddled 200m to the surf break where there were 5 others. We spent 2 hours on the water surfing epic waves, many wipeouts and heaps of laughs before having to paddle back in before the tide was low and the reef was exposed. Our afternoons in Pandawa were spent on the beach eating Nasi Goreng with Gado Gado sauce on the side while watching fairy floss sky\u2019s and the sun setting behind the sky high rock walls. Our stay here was short but oh so sweet, a recommendation for anyone wanting that quiet escape.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>Next stop on our trip, back to Canggu! One of our girlfriends was meeting us there and we couldn\u2019t have been more excited for her to join our girls on tour adventure. We booked a mixed dorm at <\/span>Mojosurf Camp in Canggu<\/span><\/a> so we could meet some people and really get into our traveling backpacker vibes. Mojo Surf was such a fun place to stay, everyone seemed to be constantly happy and the pool was a massive hangover lifesaver. We were fed pancakes and eggs for breakfast, which them banana pancakes being the best I had on my trip. Being inspired by Mojosurf we decided to go down to the beach and hire out some longboards and give it a red-hot crack. We paddled out and all caught some of our best waves. You feel like a shred lord when surfing in Canggu, all the Local boys shout praises at you while you\u2019re gliding across the ocean, feeling at your absolute best. This was our average day in Canggu with our afternoons spent at Old Mans listening to live music, playing cards and having two for one cocktails.<\/span><\/p>\n