Puerto Escondido and Chacahua

We're writing this one from San Cristobal de las casas, probably our last stop in Mexico but this spot needs a post to itself.
We spent 2 weeks in Puerto Escondido and Chacahua. The nights were hot and the days were stifling if you weren't in the shade. We absolutely loved this part of the pacific coast. Its balmy, friendly and tropical, with raw surf and amazing food and scenery.
The first 4 nights we spent at "La Punta" in Puerto. Then we took a taxi, a collectivo, another taxi, and then a fishing dinghy out to the remote peninsula called Chacahua. Finally we came back to Puerto and stayed on the main Playa Zicatela for a few night in town, on the beach...

La Punta is a really ramshackle surf town, full of taco stands and dirt streets. Every house has reo sticking out of the roof and at least 7 dogs. Needless to say this magnificent castle really fit the scene.

Our ramshackle rooftop lounge, note obligatory reo. We made some good friends here over a few beers and tequilas, eating homemade fish tacos and watching the sunset over the sea.

My new board! Made by local shaper Ody, its a 6'3" shortboard and goes incredibly.

Photos are a bit out of sync now, but here's me checking the surf from the door of our Cabana in Chacahua.

There's mountains for miles in every direction here, but the sea mist makes them hard to capture. The beach at Chacahua is glorious.

The boat to Chacahua. Amazing bird life and mangroves. We saw a big pink bird which I pointed out to the locals. They had no idea what it was either...

The sun set over the lagoon spectacularly every night and rose in the middle of the bay.

Our favourite tacos at the aptly, though perhaps too cryptically named "Fish taco and beer" restaurant in Zicatela.

Breaky at Chacahua. Staring at the sea.

There's a man in there. Zicatela started looking good for the last two days we were there, but I'd been too sick to surf. Then Laura got sick too, doh. Zicatela is hands down the heaviest wave I've ever seen, even at only 4 foot.

Around the corner was this place, Playa Carazilillo. It was absolutely gorgeous.

We will check in next from San Cristobal, seeya.