{"id":141802,"date":"2026-03-18T10:06:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T01:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=141802"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:06:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T01:06:59","slug":"nyepi-the-balinese-day-of-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=141802","title":{"rendered":"Nyepi, the Balinese “Day of Silence,”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I wasn’t planning to surf so much but I’m surfing so much. \u00a05 days in a row of perfect waves and perfect weather. \u00a0Can’t help but ride some of the most perfect waves around. \u00a0Nothing compares to this if you come from Hawaii. \u00a0Indonesia is special and I’ve always told everyone that Indonesia has the best waves in the world. \u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

Surfing 3 perfect days of left hand endless waves. \u00a0If we had waves like this in Hawaii, I wouldn’t leave. \u00a0So traveling 44 hours to get here was well worth it. \u00a0I’m already planning a trip for later this year. \"\"<\/p>\n

Nyepi, the Balinese “Day of Silence.” \u00a0It falls on March 19th which is tomorrow. \u00a0I’ve been coming here for over 30 years and always wanted to experience this. \u00a0Luckily, this is the year the timing worked out. \u00a0Nyepi is a Hindu new year that is dedicated to self-reflection, fasting, and meditation. \u00a0It starts from 6am to 6am the following day. \u00a0The entire island of Bali shuts down for 24 hours. \u00a0Everywhere is closed including the airport. \u00a0You can’t leave your hotel, no wifi, no lights, no cars, no bikes, no surfing, and nobody walking outside. \u00a0Bali will be in the dark!<\/p>\n

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The Hindu culture is cool. \u00a0It’s a very strong religion and everyone respects it. \u00a0Beautiful colors, beautiful people, and beautiful traditions. \u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

Tomorrow will be the first time for me to experience a day of silence. \u00a0I won’t leave my hotel room all day, and I’m looking forward to star gazing at night. \u00a0It will certainly be the best time to see the Milky Way, Southern Cross, and many planets. \u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

I’m in the country now so this is a view I get all day long. \u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

Going to meditate, self reflect, and just be present for 24 hours. \u00a0This is very exciting for me because I’ve never done this in my life before.<\/p>\n

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This is the beach break right in front of my room. \u00a0I surfed 3 rounds here already and many more to come. \u00a0The most people out was just one person. \u00a0Yes, it’s still a secret spot but I have a feeling it won’t last for very long. \u00a0So for now, I’ll surf another round today, and watch empty barrels all day tomorrow. \u00a0See you guys after Nyepi is over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I wasn’t planning to surf so much but I’m surfing so much. \u00a05 days in a row of perfect waves and perfect weather. \u00a0Can’t help but ride some of the most perfect waves around. \u00a0Nothing compares to this if you come from Hawaii. \u00a0Indonesia is special and I’ve always told everyone that Indonesia has the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-141802","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-kirbyblog"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=141802"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":141811,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141802\/revisions\/141811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=141802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=141802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=141802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}