Mentawai surf trip

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Mitts46
Mitts46
WA
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13 Nov 2011 11:09am
Hi guys just curious to know if you have been to the Mentawai's on a surf trip. I'm thinking of going mid 2012.
Ted the Kiwi
Ted the Kiwi
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doggie
doggie
WA
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14 Nov 2011 8:35am


Go! Do it! Now!!
Sham1984
Sham1984
VIC
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14 Nov 2011 11:38am
hey doggie.. is hideaways and wavepark different resorts?

cos they both say they are right out the front of hideaways break
doggie
doggie
WA
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14 Nov 2011 8:54am
Sham1984 said...

hey doggie.. is hideaways and wavepark different resorts?

cos they both say they are right out the front of hideaways break


Wavepark is the general area but that is the name of the camp, Hideaways is the break out the front of camp. They have renamed the camp Hideaways Surf Resort I think, I havnt spoken to Christie for a while.
Sham1984
Sham1984
VIC
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14 Nov 2011 12:17pm
doggie said...

Sham1984 said...

hey doggie.. is hideaways and wavepark different resorts?

cos they both say they are right out the front of hideaways break


Wavepark is the general area but that is the name of the camp, Hideaways is the break out the front of camp. They have renamed the camp Hideaways Surf Resort I think, I havnt spoken to Christie for a while.


yea cool, they have two seperate websites.. but same place!

awesome! we're booking this week for next September! yiieewwwwwwww

just trying to suss out the easiest way to get to padang!
doggie
doggie
WA
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14 Nov 2011 10:07am
Sham1984 said...

doggie said...

Sham1984 said...

hey doggie.. is hideaways and wavepark different resorts?

cos they both say they are right out the front of hideaways break


Wavepark is the general area but that is the name of the camp, Hideaways is the break out the front of camp. They have renamed the camp Hideaways Surf Resort I think, I havnt spoken to Christie for a while.


yea cool, they have two seperate websites.. but same place!

awesome! we're booking this week for next September! yiieewwwwwwww

just trying to suss out the easiest way to get to padang!


That in its self is a mission!! Bali - Jakata - Padang. There are other ways but I think these flights all have transfers, comming home was different
photosbykarlo
photosbykarlo
236 posts
236 posts
14 Nov 2011 10:46am
Many years ago, we found a surf operator based in Perth $50/day + plus your own grog. one way. They just wanted fuel money to get up there. Perth-Carnavon-Xmas Is- Mentawis-Padang All up we spent 12days getting to Padang inc 3 days surfing. The boat was the Sans Souci
Dunedinite
Dunedinite
WA
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14 Nov 2011 10:54am
Getting to Padang is dead easy, if your time poor. Fly to Singapore and then it's a $50 flight to Padang.
Prawnhead
Prawnhead
NSW
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14 Nov 2011 3:34pm
you can fly direct to jakarta (although most detour via bali) which means you can avoid the board tax(100USD per board ) in Bali if you have more than 3 boards and either overnight in jakarta and then get up early and fly to padang on the am flight or if you get to jakarta early enough you can overnight in padang before whichever resort /boat trip picks you up
i have overnighted in jakarta most times as the the night life in jakarta is mildly entertaining!!
both resorts are good, wavepark and kandui.... but kandui is a little closer to a larger selection of waves, boats are good too ,but you spend a little more time surfing with the land based resorts as opposed to surfing a variety of waves ..
the only other thing to be before you go is paddle fit, no point spending the moolah and then having to miss surfs because you're too stuffed to move (although the best remedy is cold bintangs of an evening )
(kandui has air con in the huts as well)
surfing mecca !!
weiry
weiry
QLD
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14 Nov 2011 3:36pm
Kuala lumpur then air asia to padang, it worked for me
Sham1984
Sham1984
VIC
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14 Nov 2011 4:47pm
Prawnhead said...


both resorts are good, wavepark and kandui....


im taking my wife (ruh roh)

would one be better than the other for that?

all she needs is decent food and a beach to sit and read.. and possibly some massages
lotofwind
lotofwind
NSW
6451 posts
NSW, 6451 posts
14 Nov 2011 9:01pm
Barrels,Bintangs and ya Babe. enjoy
Mitts46
Mitts46
WA
104 posts
WA, 104 posts
14 Nov 2011 6:46pm
resortlatitudezero.com/ Hi diggie is this the sort of thing you went on?
doggie
doggie
WA
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15 Nov 2011 8:42am
Mitts46 said...

resortlatitudezero.com/ Hi diggie is this the sort of thing you went on?



Sort of, check this site out -

wavepark.com/

Thats where I stayed
lotofwind
lotofwind
NSW
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15 Nov 2011 7:39pm
Diggiety Dog
sparki
sparki
WA
410 posts
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15 Nov 2011 5:43pm
Just had to share this on the theme of the Mentawais - I keep watch it over and over and never get bored:



Not to freak you out or anything though....
Ted the Kiwi
Ted the Kiwi
NSW
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15 Nov 2011 10:19pm
Nice post Sparki.....Wonder how much the bloke that missed that first wave of the set played "if only" games in his head after that.
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