some photos of a weekend of beautiful waves in beautiful places with beautiful people.... [View Full Entry]

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Coffee Country Again We arrived in Juayua, El Salvador on the 14th after riding several chicken buses, at one point while waiting for the next bus to arrive, Valentin played a little music for the locals who were very helpful and friendly. We left Playa el Zonte because the beach isn´t good for much other than surfing and the swell was too large for us beginners, so instead we headed for the cool air of coffee country again. It seems that the mountain towns are usually a little more relaxed, time moves a little slower up here, and the people have [View Full Entry]

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Alright...i know I know...another one so quickly when I haven´t been doing many. I´m really trying to catch up...i´m like15 days behind!!!!! So this one will be quicker...just the highlights. Paddo was supposed to go with his friend Mikey and move on, but he decided he didn´t want to and 4 of us went on to El Cuco so Matt could surf Playa Las Flores. We didn´t know much about where to stay or how to get there, so we took a bus into La Libertad and then decided to spend the extra money to take a taxi there. It was [View Full Entry]

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Alright, so still trying to catch you up because internet access has been total caca hanging out in Surf spots! So this one goes from Oct 6th to the 12th. We were supposed to meet up with Matt and travel companion on the 5th, but their bus broke down and they only made it as far as Antigua. Only 1 our more, but traveling by dark is never a fun thing. They were super bummed when they found out that they could have done washing and had a free place to stay with my awesome friends in Guate, but oh well. [View Full Entry]

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San Miguel We arrived in San Miguel, El Salvador on the 10th of October after about 12 hours of travel on a variety of buses and a taxi cab. We have been taking buses as often as possible because they are so affordable, so his taxi ride was unexpected. We were on a bus ready to ride to the Nicaraguan/Honduran border when the bus driver told everybody to get off the bus, there weren't enough passengers to make the trip profitable. So we got off the bus and jumped into a cab. Riding in the cab was the driver, four people [View Full Entry]

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"The ocean is in constant flux, and when you spend a lot of time in it you become like a floating bottle with a message inside; you know you´re going somewhere, sense you have a purpose, but you also know you´re at the mercy of the winds and currents, that surrendering may be your only good option." -Jaimal Yogis Looking out into the sea here at Playa El Tunco, El Salvador, I tend to see quite a few floating bottles. It is, however, doubtful that any of the c [View Full Entry]

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Guatemala We left the turtle project in the small fishing village of El Rosario (Guatemala) and rode to Monterrico with a bus full of kids heading to school. Monterrico is a small touristy beach town where foreigners are hounded by tour guides and children trying to give you directions to hotels for a few dollars, even though there are signs everywhere and accommodations are easy to find. The next morning, we took a lancha (small boat) full of people to a small town and took a series of buses making connections heading to the Guatemala/El Salvador border. We had to cr [View Full Entry]

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September 2 I left Somoto, Nicaragua at 6:30 AM for my trek to San Miguel, El Salvador, crossing through Southern Honduras, which required 6 different buses in 7 hours without more than a 15 minute wait between them. Honduras has a noticeable increased military and police presence around its borders and highways, although I am not sure if this is normal or due to political turmoil surrounding the country. On the bus between Choluteca and the El Salvadorian border I meet Juan who told me about his experiences living illegally in the States a few years ago and traveling on the [View Full Entry]

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Volcano Trail Day 6: July 30, 2009 Playa Cuco, El Salvador After driving through most of El Salvador and passing some awesome volcanoes, we arrived in the small beach town of Playa Cuco. Lonely Planet, says that the beaches in this area are not worth visiting. Well, I hope they keep writing this, because it is SO worth coming here. You have the entire beach to yourself, aside from a few locals pushing their fishing boats out and the vulture type birds eating fish. The water is warm and clean, and the waves are good enough for beginner surfers. Sun shines [View Full Entry]

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The first thing that really struck me about El Salvador was how genuinely friendly the people were. As a traveller you appreciate the little things, people that give honest directions, who answer your questions with a smile and who greet you like you're a guest in their house. This is how Salvadorans are and because the country has not yet been over run by tourism, they are still very excited to welcome strangers to their country. Your first thoughts about El Salvador might be of a crime-ridden society, a brutal military and violent street gangs. Put these thoughts aside and imagine [View Full Entry]

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