Telo Island Lodge Surf Reports
As August morphed into September, the surf in Indo remained â hmmmm, how do we put this kindly â variable. While weâve had our moments, it certainly wasnât a stellar mid-to-late season across the archipelago. Despite the challenges of ornery conditions, we worked hard to find our six stellar guests â an awesome mini United Nations of…
Read MoreWeâve been a bit quiet on the trip report front lately. Your correspondentâs mum passed away a few weeks back, and putting this report together is your scribeâs first tentative entry back into the world of âworkâ. What better way to get back on the horse than to share the story of TIL Trip 16, where…
Read MoreNewsflash: Telo Lodge trip 15 had pretty f@#kân 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 â a bunch of true blue Aussie best mates â were just happy to be here, waves or no…
Read MoreSounds obvious, but itâs good to look after your health and fitness, hey: youâll live longer, your joints will hold up as you age, and youâre just able to do experience life more fully. And if youâre coming to the Telos in August, youâll be able to keep surfing, day after day after day, as…
Read MoreNo doubt youâre asking, âWhat the heck does Tena Barosh mean?â Now, we might not have the spelling right, but Tena Barosh is Hebrew for âHit It On The Head!â ⊠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…
Read MoreWeâre in the tropics, right? Thereâs palmtree-lined beaches, right? Itâs all blue sky and tradewinds, right? Well, whatâs this bloody thunderstorm all about then? Yep, we get some weather here sometimes, but thatâs cool, it makes for epic atmospherics, the storms blow through faster than a GTs takeoff, and normal tropical transmission returns before you…
Read MoreThe âSurf Coastâ 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-youâll-miss-it village halfway between Geelong and Anglesea. And hereâs where we find âFreshwater Creek Cakesâ, a bakery and cake shop that…
Read MoreWeâre 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 itâs fair to say we crammed a whole lot of…
Read MoreSo 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. Superguideâą Dom looks around and says with a smile, âMonkeyâs WeddingââŠÂ Eh? ⊠Turns out âMonkeyâs Weddingâ is a Saffir expression for a sunshower. We all agree it’s an excellent saying. Smiles…
Read MoreTIL 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 Superguideâą Dom, our guests got up early every morning, put the Telos over their knees and gave it a…
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