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Now I'm intrigued...
...Flanagan's book is the next one in my pile of books waiting to be read. Looking forward to your blog on Hiroshima.

Say hi!
Hey guys, if you see my brother in Tokyo, tell him 'hi' for me! He's the white guy with blue eyes......have fun!

Tahs in Onsen
Kurtly and the boys have been spending too much time in the onset and failed to beat the Force at home; would prefer pics from female onsen please.

Keep up the great work
Hi Guys, Life in Sth. cronulla goes on. On means, don't leave for work too late or you'll be caught in the traffic at the top of Nicholson near the station at 8.30 am. On means how many times do I have to do the circuit around Cronulla St. to get a park at 7.30am on a Sunday morning? On means what happened to all the banks and why the is the surf not like it used to be when I was a boy? On means good but expensive coffee. On means the council puts all these white lines on the road to improve parking but there's nowhere to park. And then they put yellow lines on the road to point out where you can't park in the spots you used to park in when you slipped into the bottlo in less than the twinkling of an eye. Huh? All I can say is; lucky bastards, keep up the great work. Best, The other Yatesy.

Evolving techno wise
Loved your word descriptions of the lack of sensual stimulation. You would expect a city of this size to be an assault. As you say it speaks to their politeness. Yes the techies are taking over the world. Eager to hear more of your impressions.

Gary, no I won't be there. Might of done my last Pitstop . Did a month late last year (John Boy was there) but found it a bit of a chore ,really.. I had a heart attack in August and prostate problems when I got back , plus a stuffed knee so it became a bit hard. "Between me and you" I'm a bit over the crowd factor with more and more camps starting up as well. I'm thinking of Tasmania and NZ for some camping surfing exploring type trip ..hope you get good waves though mate..

Hey Gary
Went to that fish market for a work assignment in 1983. Amazing then and now. The tuna auctions were like watching thoroughbred auctions. Incredible . Happy traveling, Greg.

Best bit of Sumatra
I too felt a bit urghh about publishing blogs from this region - its kind of the place you want to keep to yourself. Am not a surfer but a diver so I go to the other end of the Mentawi chain but great to hear there are some more accomodation options for surfers too. Wouldnt it be nice though if the ocean hit the snooze button once or twice :)

Off season is the best season!
Those were some pretty righteous waves for being the off-season, and since there wasn't a big competition for them, they looked pretty perfect to me! Congrats on finding a slice of paradise!