Puerto Escondido_Mexico

Wed 28th March

Getting ready to catch our bus out of Escondido. The sleepy pace had us trapped there and it was nice to get into a bit of a routine. 7am beach runs and surfing, roasting hot beach walks for breakfast at Playa Principal and lazy days hiding from the fireball sun.

We are breaking the long journey to Chiapas in two by stopping for a night in Juchitan.

"Big Birds"

Thur 22nd March

Decided to stay another 6 nights. "Puerto Escondido- You'll never leave". Totally charmed by the place. Slowly acclimatising to the heat of the day. This place is the perfect antidote to travel fatigue! A real find.
Mexico could be our fave destination to date!
( the Margaritas at Hotel Ines are almost as good as Pauls )


Wed 21st March

 

Extended our Puerto Escondido stay by a few days. Getting into the pace of life here, it's hard to move on. A relaxing day sheltering from the sun and watching the waves as usual, a few sunset Margarita's at a local beach and some planning for the next 3 weeks in Mexico.

The trip is changing phase with thoughts of a return to reality infiltrating beach life!

Puerto Escondido Zicatela beach statue

spot the beach house

Mon 19th March

Surf's getting wild today so we went for an early beach walk to watch the action. I promise no more surf pics! Starting to dream about cold fresh air! The Chiapas climate will be welcome before the end of the week.

Sat 17th March

We were both out in the surf at 7am this morning. Great way to start a day. Finished by 11am before the sun got too hot. Exhausting work paddling through impact zones. The Zicatela ( the easy end ) is an unlikely place for Angela's first day on a board but it was perfect.

Thur 15th March

A perfect day. A 7am beach run followed by a morning watching the surfers.
We are up at 6.30 tomorrow for a double surf lesson at La Punta. It's so hot we can almost only venture outside first thing and last thing!

Tues 13th March

A 5 hr bus to the coast became 12 hrs somehow! We are staying right opposite the famous Mexican pipeline. The season here is just about to shift from dry to wet and the big surf is coming. We visited "the point" today to see some surfing as the pipeline isn't quite running yet. The locals were showing some serious skills.
It's so so hot here, it's like an oven. We havent had heat like this since India.

The beach is huge and v quiet. We found a nice place overlooking the crashing waves.