The Castaways
PLAYA CHICA
One month into the Mexico Surf Safari and there hadn't really been all that much surf. There was some safari, but it had resulted in one of our two stallions being sent to the wrecks after only a week. However, as New Years approached, it looked like the game of hide and seek with the surf gods was over.
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A WET DREAM
OAXACA
With the new boards strapped on to the roof and the squad all in the one car we headed south in search of waves and sunny warm beaches. Oaxaca is a surf state and while the swell didn’t always play its part, the beaches were still amazing.
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OOOPS
PUERTO ESCONDIDO
The dream of the Mex trip was to surf endlessly on beautiful waves, and what better place to start than the surfing capital of Mexico, Puerto Escondido. Turns out, apparently anywhere would’ve been a better place to start. There was no surf and instead with filled our time dealing with lots of accidents. Classic.
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THE ROAD TO ESCONDIDO
OUR NEW CARS
Refining our Tetris skills acquired in the early days of high school, we loaded everyone’s bags into the back our cars and filled them to the brim. Unsure whether we had too much weight, we crawled out of the carpark of our accommodation in Mexico City and prayed that the cars would make it out of the city for the start of our roadtrip.
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