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Date Posted: 15:40:34 07/09/01 Mon
Author: Craig
Subject: Hinako's Surf Trip

Hey Lance, when i read your story posted on the Net Bodyboarding site i thought youd copied my diary from my trip to Asu in July 2000. My story is so similar its not funny! On a super clean day around 8-10 foot i copped the second set wave lip on the head and got my rashi pulled over my head thus making it very difficult to swim/dive under the next 4 waves. Gasping for air i had to catch some whitewash in and scramble up the reef to safety. Thats the worst situation ive ever been in.
Asu is a totaly sick wave and we scored it almost every day for 10 days and then got some Bawa action. The place has almost machine like consistancy, over 14 days i didnt see a day under 3 foot of swell. Its a pity you didnt see Bawa with better waves, its not as heavy with at least 6 foot of water between you and the reef, but it has long rides with some hollow sections to get shacked.
Definately not a place for the inexperienced or beginners though - super heavy when it gets big! Hows the end section that Steve calls the NUKE ZONE! I also hit the reef there and cut my back open - heavy, but the barrells are just too good to resist.
Steve, Max and the crew are totally awesome, cant imagine better people running a surf camp! Totally agree with you on all your comments.
The trip there is a bitch though, it took us 3 days from Bali due to the Palni ships being late and going to the wrong place! Instead of taking us from Padang to Nias we ended up back on the mainland in Sibolga, but steve sorted the situation out for us, none of us spoke indonesian so without him we were srewed. The bus trip across Nias was killer too, it had recently pissed down rain and washed half the roads away, anyone feel like re-building a bridge today? But thats all a part of the experience in a 3rd world country, crazy shit!

Overall the trip of a lifetime, hope to get back one day. Best surf camp and waves ever!

Nice site Lance, i couldnt find much info at all on the place when i went over!

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