Its been raining hard nearly everyday, although it is peak dry season, there has not been much swell and I seemed to have caught a really bad flu and cough with a super runny nose,..This seems ironic based on my last blog. When it rains I think there are a lot more bugs in the air here, the night clubs are full and the air con is on full power. A night out in a club with air con appears enough to spread the flu to most people that are in there.  Swell is picking up today, the Padang Padang contest was canceled this August due to not enough swell. This year their really has not been the usual pumping swell through August and early September that all the surfers here have anticipated. I have been doing a few visits to Ubud and some temples the last two weeks and trying to work out what the next phase of my life is. I really need to return to the Uk soon to regenerate some income and organise some loose ends. I would like to repair all my broken camera equipment. However I am still waiting for the paperwork on my land transaction in Lombok, it has taken over a year now to buy this piece of land and if anything is enough to disturb a persons sleep it would be buying following in the footsteps I have taken this year. Well I sold up in the Uk and cleared the mortgage and the routines so that I could step into the unknown again and for the whole it has great. However recently I have been feeling uncertain and unsettled about a few things and feel the urge to generate some routines again,..

Me and my friend Mick have decided to spend a few days in Ubud as there is not alot of swell about and he has cuts on his feet that need to heal. These are a few snapshots of Ubud Tourist Market,