In my previous blogs about Bali I failed to mention that whilst there I got kicked in the ass by a nasty flu. It put me in bed for two days and completely disrupted my surfing, not to mention the shopping I had planned....

In which I overcome a small but ever-present fear of drowning to have the best surf of my life....

For those of you who do not know, Bali is dirty, full of Australians and home to some of the best waves on the planet (hence the Australians). ...

I have on occasion been tempted to pull this line out. Which, of course, would be futile given the language barrier and the fact that the Japanese don't really celebrate Christmas! It would be more for my own personal satisfaction than anything else....