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| Somewhere on the Pacific Coast of Mexico |
Pascuales
We pulled into Pascuales only to find the most powerful
waves. Slamming against the shore, breaking from different directions with no
rhythm, the waves were making an incredible sound. We watched the ocean for a
while, but could not understand its majestic strength. It was breathtaking…
At Pascuales is where we met John, Brent, and Fabi, three
surfers travelling the beaches of Mexico in search of the waves. John is from
California and doing a similar trip to ours; Brent is a surfing instructor from
Australia, and Fabi (Brent’s wife) is a professional body boarder from Brazil.
It turned out we were all going the same direction (South along the shore),
thus we all got in our vehicles and headed for La Ticla as Pascuales was more
beautiful undisturbed.
La Ticla
Our three vehicle caravan pulled into La Ticla and occupied
a small Oceanside campground. John, Brent, and Fabi went straight for the water
as Aaron and I watched patiently. The waves were smaller than Pascuales, but
still too large for our beginner liking. La Ticla is definitely a hot surf spot
with huge waves; at least we had to check them out. Later that evening, another
American surfing couple showed up on the beach and we also invited them to camp
with us. Their names were Ian and Alison and they live in Salina Cruz, Mexico.
The next day I was taking pictures while Aaron bravely
attempted to catch a few waves. I got to admit, my husband does not give up
easily. He paddled out there with the pros not intimidated by the “double over
the head” waves. Even though he didn’t catch any, in my eyes he was a hero!
After a couple of nights hanging out with the other
couples at the palapas, we moved down the coast to where the waves would be a
bit easier.
This stretch of the coast is the most beautiful that
Mexico has to offer on the Pacific side. It reminded us of the Big Sur
coast in California.
Maruata
Originally, we stopped at
Maruata just to check it out and have lunch. Everybody told us there is a nice
swimming beach with a much easier surf break which would be great for us. There
are three beaches in Maruata and each of them has Oceanside camping. The first
long beach is great for swimming and beginner surfing and there are very many
restaurants.
The second, smaller beach makes quite an impression. It is one of
the most beautiful beaches we have seen so far: great for swimming, clean
water, and an amazing view.
And then… there is the “hidden treasure” beach, the
third beach. The third beach is where we set up our camp for two nights. Out of
the way and with a beautiful setting was something we could not resist. For 25
pesos (about $2 U.S.) per person per night was the most beautiful setting we
have seen yet. The campground was pretty primitive (no flushing toilets or toilet
seats and no running water), but couldn’t beat the view.
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| View from the boat of the beach we stayed at. |
There we met two amazing couples and their
dogs from Guanajuato (Paul, Ali, Steve, and Marc), who were taking a break from
the mountains and getting their beach time.
Playa Azul
In Playa Azul we could not wait
to leave fast enough due to the unappealing scenery. We expected Playa Azul to be more exciting, but after
spending time in Maruata it was hard to find a comparable beach. We are sure
that Playa Azul can be fun, but a very commercial town with multiple hotels and
restaurants was not something we were looking for.
We looked for a campground for a
while. Finally, we pulled into a hotel that had a secure campground with a pool
and hot showers. The hotel employee told us the price was 100 pesos for both of
us. We set up camp, hopped in the pool, took hot showers, and started cooking
our dinner. A lady in a big sun hat and even bigger sunglasses showed up; we
found out she was the owner of the hotel. She told us that we needed to pay 300
pesos to camp there for the night. We tried to negotiate with her, but she
wouldn’t drop the price. We ended packing up our camp and leaving in the middle
of making dinner. At least we both have already had a soak and have taken hot
showers…
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| La Ticla |
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| Approaching La Ticla |
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| Campsite at Maruata |
Yes, we would love to do that! Thanks for offering; we will look into it soon.
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