Around The World In 80 Waves

I am in a great mood today and try to catch up on as much blog backlog as I can before leaving the hotel. I get stuck right into it but do not notice the time ticking by and it is after midday before I look up.

I need to get a wriggle on because I have another long drive planned through the rest of Guerrero state and then into Oaxaca and I am so late leaving it will certainly mean another night time drive.

As usual the scenery is breathtaking but there isn’t much to report other than that, apart from my most spectacular launch off one of the Topes (speed bumps) to date. I actually had hang time after hitting a huge unannounced one in the dark. They even put them on toll roads in this area which is ridiculous.

Really tired I eventually roll into Puerto Escondido several hours after dark where I announce my arrival by driving around the town’s one way system the wrong way with The Specials blaring out my window. Everyone is running out into the street to ty and tell me, but after getting hassled by so many hawkers in Acapulco I wrongly assume the same is happening here, waving them all off with a firm ‘No Gracias’. Eventually I realise there are no cars pointing the same way as me and rather sheepishly drive back past everybody on my way to the hotels at the surf beach

I am however really stoked to be here. It is one of the best beach breaks in the world, and is known as the Mexican Pipeline. Not one for the faint hearted because of the massive close outs and huge potential for snapping surfboards.

Once settled I go for a couple of beers across the road from my hotel and can hear the waves crashing in, so am salivating for the morning