I'd 'surfed' a handful of times before Uluwatu — enough to stand up occasionally, not enough to read a break. A week of proper lessons with a local instructor did more for my surfing than three years of occasional beach holidays ever had.
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Learning to Surf (Properly) in Uluwatu
Why a real lesson beats renting a board and guessing, even if you've 'surfed before'.
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