Puerto Escondido

Hello from the sunny, beach town of Puerto Escondido. This is a very different feeling town - lots of English, lots of surfers, and the Pacific Ocean a short walk from our apartment. We have been getting settled the last couple of days, getting to know what is around us and in town, trying to get acquainted with the different tourist culture here. Our apartment is not quite everything we had hoped with the dozens of roosters crowing at dawn and non-functioning internet. We have already figured out some solutions to these small issues. Rory bought some ear plugs yesterday and we are planning on making use of the many internet cafes and restaurants the line the beach.

Now on the the good stuff. We have a stunning view of the ocean from the roof of our apartment. The roof is covered with a palapa, a dried palm frond roof, and has two hammocks. The sunsets are gorgeous from this vantage point. I am hoping to take a picture of the sunset each day.


In the last days we have traveled into town to the market to get food, enjoyed some reading, walking and running along the beach, read in the hammocks, enjoyed beers in beachfront bars. If we didn't do much in Oaxaca it appears that we will be doing even less here. We hope to do some surfing and exploring of other nearby beaches, national parks and lagoons. The big surf competition is November 19 - 21.