Dance in a SKA mosh pit at a surf camp party in El Salvador - check!

There are people in the word that make a list of everything they want to do before they die. Once they complete an activity, they check it off the list. I don´t do this, but if I did, dancing in a SKA mosh pit at a surf camp party in El Salvador would be checked off the list!

Since it is the last weekend that all the roommates would be together we decided to take a trip to the beach in El Salvador. The shuttle picked us up in front of the house at 8:00 am and we were off. The border crossing was easy, no issues - and a couple of hours later we had our first glimpse of the sea. The beach, playa de San Diego was only a 5 minute walk from the hostel - so each day around 3:00 that´s where we headed for a couple of hours swimming and then the sunset. It was incredible, no other tourists on the beach - just a few local families enjoying the afternoon.

The second night we went to a party at a surf camp about a 20 minute drive from the hostel. They had two bands, on reggae, and one SKA. I know what you are thinking, but please, don´t label based on stereotypes - just kidding label away! It was exactly what you would think it would be! International surfers, local surfers, wana be rastas, actual rastas, bad dancing, and us - maybe slightly out of place but having fun none the less. I joined the moss pit a couple of times but mostly because I had to go to the bathroom. Let me explain - the mosh pit was moving, however violently, in a fast circle in front of the stage. We were facing the stage, basically right in the middle but back from the pit. The bathrooms were to the right of the stage, or my left, about 3 quarters of the way around the mosh pit. I figured the easiest way to get to the bathroom, was to jump into the mosh pit, dance 3 quarters of the way around the circle, and pop out at the bathrooms, use the bathroom, then pop back in for the remaining quarter of the circle. Worked like a charm and a lot of fun - just watch your chin as the elbows are flying!

All in all a very relaxing weekend at the beach, and the lack of tourists is a refreshing change from Antigua. .

Pictures are taking forever to load - I´ll update later when I have a better connection!

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