The promised land. We arrived just as the storm was clearing, which happened to cause a lot of damage to the town north of us, leaving us with only a bit of rain and some enormous waves (we have had to laugh at the luck... we keep running into huge waves that would be great if we were experienced surfers, while all the pros we have encountered keep complaining they have missed all the good waves). Fortunately the waves have calmed down a bit and this stop has proved to be everything we were looking for.
A fishing village originally, the town has attracted some surfers in recent years and has also become a vacation spot for ¨guatamaltecos¨wanting to get out of the city for the weekend. The people are incredibly friendly and kind and the surf is proving to be great for learning. We have rented a room for a week (approximately $35 for the week) and have already made quite a few friends. Being the only fair-skinned person in town (aside from the older albino woman I have seen in the market), I have somewhat felt like the ¨popular girl in school¨, which has its ups and downs. I have quite a few Guatamalan girlfriends (all around the age of 15... the girls my age have families) who love to accompany me in whatever I am doing, but they too are learning to surf so it has been fun to have some girls to catch waves with.
Surf in the mornings and afternoons, soccer on the beach in the evenings... no complaints! This place is perfect. Breakfast runs about a $1.5o (including eggs, black beans, fried plantains, homemade corn tortillas and fresh juice or coffee). My favorite touch to our current living situation-- the fish and turtle in the wash basin who are said to keep the water clean.
The pics above: me with ¨cornrows ¨ (having some technical difficulties and can´t get this pic to turn), my girlfriends who insisted on braiding my hair, & the sun setting behind ¨El Mue¨, the pier that drops the fishing boats out past the breaks each morning.
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