We spent a little over a week at a place called Essencia Nativa, which was incredible. Gorgeous place, amazing waves, cheap delicious food and we became good friends with an Aussie couple and the owner (Alex, picture Tarzan with a surfboard) and had a lot of fun with our little crew.
El Zonte beach. The volcanic sands in el Salvador take some getting used to.
This river runs to the beach. Picturesque but pretty grubby at the end of the dry season. Doesn't stop the locals playing, washing and swimming in it though.
Essencia Nativa. This was the view from our deck under the mango trees (scares the sh#% out of you when they drop on a tin roof). The beach was visible looking the other way, and having a pool was awesome, we floated around for hours every day. Despite the climate, pools aren't common (at least in budget hostels).
Punta Roca was hands down the best wave I've surfed. We started being silly and counting turns on a few waves. I think 12 or more on a wave was pretty normal! The locals stand on the beach selling beers and photos of your session. This is a marked improvement from a few years ago when (I hear) they waited on the beach to rob you when you came out...
We hiked through this crazy landscape to some amazing waterfalls. The hike was pretty tough but there were locals going back and forth with 40kg bags of cucumbers on their backs!
Cool colours.
We saw, swam and played in a whole series of waterfall-fed pools below these cliffs. Then the local guy we were with gave everyone a massive cucumber.
And what do you do when you find a waterfall? Jump.
If you're ever lost in Latin America, ask the nearest local. Most of the time they just escort you where you need to go whilst chatting about the weather and asking about where you're from.
Currently in playa Maderas, Nicaragua. And living in our van!
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