AGUA BLANCA: HOLY SHUCK
A half-day trip for an oyster lunch which was well worth it.
So today we went for oysters about 30 minutes away from Puerto Escondido. I am pretty sure that they were fresh, as she shucked them right there, plus the beach was deserted aside from the fisherman.
Thew were delicious, but I could only eat two as they were just so big! (I also had twelve fried ones). It was washed down with coconut juice, straight from the tree. Not the juice itself, but the coconuts.
A mineral water, eighteen oysters and a coconut cost me 250 pesos, which is less than $20.
PUERTO ESCONDIDO: PADDLE BOARDING (LESSON 1)
That is a paddle board, and I actually went out on it.
I was pretty quick in moving my desire to go paddle boarding into a master plan, and I am glad I did.
Even though I had a lot of trouble standing up and my legs were burning (totally my fault for choosing cupcakes over CrossFit in New York) I cannot wait to do it again.
It is almost the love child of Yoga and surfing, and there is something rewarding about getting up at 7am and going out in the ocean.
Will be doing a full blog post when I have finished my lessons :)
PUERTO ESCONDIDO: A DAY AT CARRIZALILLO
A Cove without the waves for a change of scenery.
Carrizalillo is the beach in Puerto Escondido with the least waves. It is where the beginner surfers go to learn, as the other beaches of Zigatella and La Punta are for advanced surfers.
After you walk down a series of very steep steps to get to, Carrizalillo is dappled with restaurants, where you can pay either 100 Pesos for a deck chair, or alternatively spend that much on food and drink (100 pesos is conservatively eight dollars, which will get you a juice and some tacos).
There you can just chill out for the day, but be weary that if you need to go to the toilet you need to get the key form the first restaurant on the left as you are facing the beach and pay the equivalent of fifty cents.
PUERTO ESCONDIDO: HOLIDAY SEASON
Puerto Escondido is bracing itself for the festive rush of geriatric holiday makers.
America has a lot of holidays: almost as if to distract you from the cold weather. "Look over there"!. Apparently, Puerto Escondido peak season begins at Thanksgiving (where the Americans eat a feast whilst they give thanks that they have the resources to eat so much). On my way here, as mentioned in a previous post, there was a woman who looked like a something had vomited leopard print and trinket all over her who pushed me to get on the plane. Now it makes sense.
SUNSET POINT: NOT JUST A FUNNY NAME
#nofilter to be used a lot.
I love sunsets. Bathed in afternoon light everything looks younger, shinier and prettier. Including me. Which is why I take so many photos at that time. Good thing then that I am going to be at Sunset Point in Puerto Escondido, Mexico for the next month or two. This place is the purveyor of beautiful sunsets.