The following day was my 24th birthday. It was such a highlight for me!!! Sylvi had organized a whole day full of surprises. We jumped on a bike together and drove all the way to Uluwatu, where she had booked a table in El Kabron, a restaurant overlooking all the Bukit waves, which was beautiful as we timed it for a massive swell and all the waves were maxing out… so spectacular. We chilled there for ages, with amazing food and cocktails, a super tasty birthday cake and good tunes. A bit later we moved onto the famous Single Fin bar, where Sylvi had organized fireworks for me and my favorite song playing right after… wow! That night we stayed in the Puri Uluwatu Villas, owned by a good friend, and we soon moved there for good as it was nice to chill out on the Bukit. To be honest that week in Bali we only surfed once in crappy Canggu Waves, and we spent most of our time diving around, in swimming pools with our mermaid tails, drinking cocktails and getting lost on the bike somewhere in the rice fields… It was just so busy in the water and we knew that we would be going to the Mentawais in a week – where we’d be surfing every day – and it just settled our minds. In addition, I think every surfer knows the feeling when Kuta just sucks you in and doesn’t let you go anymore 😉