I traveled to mainland Mexico for what has come to be an annual trip just before Thankgiving for the last 5 years.  I arrived on Monday and enjoyed some 4-6 foot surf, but when Megan arrived on Thursday the Pacific just shut down, never getting bigger then 3, feet not meters, for the remainder of the trip……that’s a long 8 days with waist high or smaller waves. 

    

Megan enjoyed the small waves along with way too many beginners it seemed like.  The once, not so crowded break that I used to call my favorite place, has become over-run with beginners and outfits sucking up any penny they can spend.  Just to push them into a wave that you were probably already on.  It almost becomes a circus after 10 am……anyways, the surf was nonetheless fun and more importantly warm.

We both had a great time all together, visiting with friends, and meeting new ones.  The small waves were actually a good thing because it made us explore a little more and see things that we haven’t seen before.  Ed and Marcia were as nice as ever and brought us to a restaurant with the best view in Puerto Vallarta, among other places.  After several failed trips to surf, including a boat trip to the cove, I’m pretty sure Ed was just entertaining me or keeping my hopes up that there would actually be some surf.  We also met a fellow surfer from Texas, Chris, who decided to come with us on a trip south of the bay to find some waves.

   

But of course there weren’t any waves where we decided to go.  But had we not gone, we wouldn’t have stumbled across a beautiful uncrowded gem of a beach called Teahumixtle and Playa Maito.  Only a small hotel on one side of the point and a small restaurant and fishing village on the other.  After our 3 hour excursion to get there, including a 45 minute drive down a dirt road in the mountains the wrong way, we drank some Pacificos and ate, relaxed, and explored on foot a bit.  

    

I know that I am leaving out a ton of things and stories but that’s what I get for posting two weeks after the fact.  It was great to be back in Mexico, I miss the Pacific, the friends, familar faces, places, and especially the waves……