As August morphed into September, the surf in Indo remained – hmmmm, how do we put this kindly – variable. While we’ve had our moments, it certainly wasn’t a stellar mid-to-late season across the archipelago. Despite the challenges of ornery conditions, we worked hard to find our six stellar guests – an awesome mini United Nations of…

We’ve been a bit quiet on the trip report front lately. Your correspondent’s mum passed away a few weeks back, and putting this report together is your scribe’s first tentative entry back into the world of ‘work’. What better way to get back on the horse than to share the story of TIL Trip 16, where…

Newsflash: Telo Lodge trip 15 had pretty f@#k’n ordinary surf! It happens from time to time. Even in prime time Indo. The Indian Ocean swell generator broke down, the weather was average. Good thing our guests – a bunch of true blue Aussie best mates – were just happy to be here, waves or no…

Sounds obvious, but it’s good to look after your health and fitness, hey: you’ll live longer, your joints will hold up as you age, and you’re just able to do experience life more fully. And if you’re coming to the Telos in August, you’ll be able to keep surfing, day after day after day, as…

No doubt you’re asking, “What the heck does Tena Barosh mean?” Now, we might not have the spelling right, but Tena Barosh is Hebrew for “Hit It On The Head!” … which was a multi-purpose motto for this trip. Basically, anything that contained an element of Stoke was Tena Barosh, and there was a LOT…

We’re in the tropics, right? There’s palmtree-lined beaches, right? It’s all blue sky and tradewinds, right? Well, what’s this bloody thunderstorm all about then? Yep, we get some weather here sometimes, but that’s cool, it makes for epic atmospherics, the storms blow through faster than a GTs takeoff, and normal tropical transmission returns before you…

The ‘Surf Coast’ of Victoria, in Australia, is known by surfers worldwide as the home of Bells Beach, Winkipop, as well as many other fine coldwater breaks. It’s also home to Freshwater Creek, a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it village halfway between Geelong and Anglesea. And here’s where we find “Freshwater Creek Cakes”, a bakery and cake shop that…

We’re right in the midst of the Indo swell season and the Telo Island Lodge good vibes factory keeps pumping at high revs.This was another small guest group with only five legends joining us. They flew into a swell, and left on a swell, so it’s fair to say we crammed a whole lot of…

So we’re zooming home across the water after sessions at Kindys and The Bubble when, despite the bright morning sun, the heavens open with rain. Superguide™ Dom looks around and says with a smile, “Monkey’s Wedding”… Eh? … Turns out “Monkey’s Wedding” is a Saffir expression for a sunshower. We all agree it’s an excellent saying. Smiles…

TIL trip seven was an international affair, where four Californian navy blokes, a couple of Aussie larrikins, a flying Dutchman and an English chap all bonded over a common mission to score uncrowded perfection. Ably led by Superguide™ Dom, our guests got up early every morning, put the Telos over their knees and gave it a…