Over the next few days we searched around and stumbled upon handfuls of different spots to surf and just chill out by ourselves.

Upon checking the swell charts and seeing a big drop in the forecast, we made plans to truck along the old spice route and see what was around the next headland. We made sure to stop at every possible beach along the way to observe and document the area's wave potential. After a good look around we were able to note down a few spots, with one particular little area that really took to our liking.

Two days later we arrived at our next destination. We chilled out for the day and caught up with Dede's old friend Leo, who happens to be half-Indonesian and half-French, a combo that equals a Frenchman with no attitude. Leo has grown up in this area since he was 5 months old. His story on how he and his mates started surfing was a good old tale to be told over a round of icy cold Bintangs.

With a big swell arriving we had our eyes set on one place that we named Big Brother in honor of Leo's favourite wave. To see what this wave did just blew us away. That night we were on the phone to some friends of ours to come over for this swell. With just Dede and me in the water we wanted some guys here to enjoy this wave and to really see how it could be surfed.

Arriving perfectly two days later with the next round of swell Mikala Jones, Mustofa Jeksen and Damien Wills. With our crew set and ready we were off. The rewards were well and truly reaped. The next few days we had waves from the heaving 10ft+ range to square 6ft beachies to super fun sunset glass off sessions. Our crew gave the waves a fair go with stand up barrels all around. By the end of the trip we all agreed that big barrels and big airs go hand in hand. At home in Bali it was back to reality and time to fully digest how hard we scored on our expedition through the old spice route.

all words and pics by Brad Masters/liquideye-whs