Lazy Day!! Waking up today with 100s of itching mosquito bites was anything but a pleasant start to the day. After my morning exercises and some delicious Oaxacan hot chocolate that I had brought yesterday from the market I was ready to go down the beach. However just as I was about to leave Luis (a worker at the hostel) offered to take me and Tess to the city and check-out the small surfing neighborhood of Zicatela. First we spent a few hours wondering around th...

Zicatela! Today I got up early and tried to meditate but unfortunately kept falling back asleep. The hostel where I am staying is nice enough but really hot in the night and infested with Mosquitos - places like this are great for a short stay but I definitely wouldn't want to spend too much time here. After breakfast I packed my daypack and headed off up the beach about 4km to the famous surfing break of Zicatela - also known as Mexican pipeline. Walking up the ...

Surfing Puerto Escondido!! Today I was up early with the hope to get out for some waves before the massive crowds hit la Punta. My Brazilian mate got up just as I was about to leave so I waited for him and then we headed down to the point together get some waves. There were a bunch of people out already and a few surfing classes going but there was little wind and perfect crumbling waves so I was pumped. Once again I was put off by the massive amount of people an...

Puerto Escondido!! Waking up today I new it was time to go so after some breakfast I said goodbye to Flors Mum and got a lift to Pochutla with Flor. From here I had to take a bus along the coastal road to Puerto Escondido - about 1 hour north. We arrived in Puerto Escondido a lot faster then I had expected and as I wanted to stay just out of town at La Punta I had to stop bus as we had already gone passed the la Punta turn-off. I walked into the neighborhood and ...