Day 4:
Waking up bright and early the next morning, we saw the potential for some waves and we all suited up and went out surfing just off of the dusty, barren point at Cuatros Casas. It was just the four of us, and we had a great time riding waves over the crystal clear water. It was great, you could stand up on a wave and see the fish, lobster and other sea life scattering about below you as you glided right over the top of them. Sitting out in the water waiting for waves was beautifully mesmerizing as I'd watch the back and forth swaying of the long, dark green sea grass. Despite wanting to stay out all day in this desert paradise, we decided that we would cut this surf session short and move on so that we could get an evening surf in further up the coast.
Packing up camp, we figured we would start slowly heading back towards the border since we were a good five hours south of it. We remembered one really beautiful spot though that we wanted to stay at that was very secluded. It took a bit of off roading to get there, but it was definitely worth it as the waves were the best we had seen yet and we had them all to ourselves! We got a solid two and half hour surf session in with some great waves before we finally called it and began preparing for the night.
Aaron and I were put on Yucca gathering duty to burn in the fire, while Justin and Matt began to prepare dinner. The Yuccas are very spiky and if you aren't careful they will actually make you go numb where they prick you. Of course I got pricked a couple of times on my knees and hands and sure enough lost feeling for about ten minutes. It was worth it though because Yucca plants are amazing to watch burn. When they are dead and dried up, they ignite like fire balls!
Being that it was our last night in Mexico, we decided to go all out and have the biggest fire we possibly could burn and eat all the lobster, fish and burritos we could handle. We also had plenty of cervezas as well that ended up leading us to jumping over the fire, going for a midnight swim and howling at the moon. We really went all out on our last night and had a ton of fun celebrating the adventure we were on.
The next morning the drive back to the border was pretty uneventful. We chatted with federal guards and ate a bunch of poopy mexican food while waiting three hours to cross the border. All part of the experience though and all part of the fun.
This short adventure was amazing to say the least, but has left me wanting more. Not a day goes by that I don't think about heading back out to the furthest places in the world with a backpack, a notebook and the desire to explore the lands that aren't seen by most. Those days will come again. I know it.
Waking up bright and early the next morning, we saw the potential for some waves and we all suited up and went out surfing just off of the dusty, barren point at Cuatros Casas. It was just the four of us, and we had a great time riding waves over the crystal clear water. It was great, you could stand up on a wave and see the fish, lobster and other sea life scattering about below you as you glided right over the top of them. Sitting out in the water waiting for waves was beautifully mesmerizing as I'd watch the back and forth swaying of the long, dark green sea grass. Despite wanting to stay out all day in this desert paradise, we decided that we would cut this surf session short and move on so that we could get an evening surf in further up the coast.Packing up camp, we figured we would start slowly heading back towards the border since we were a good five hours south of it. We remembered one really beautiful spot though that we wanted to stay at that was very secluded. It took a bit of off roading to get there, but it was definitely worth it as the waves were the best we had seen yet and we had them all to ourselves! We got a solid two and half hour surf session in with some great waves before we finally called it and began preparing for the night.Aaron and I were put on Yucca gathering duty to burn in the fire, while Justin and Matt began to prepare dinner. The Yuccas are very spiky and if you aren't careful they will actually make you go numb where they prick you. Of course I got pricked a couple of times on my knees and hands and sure enough lost feeling for about ten minutes. It was worth it though because Yucca plants are amazing to watch burn. When they are dead and dried up, they ignite like fire balls!
Being that it was our last night in Mexico, we decided to go all out and have the biggest fire we possibly could burn and eat all the lobster, fish and burritos we could handle. We also had plenty of cervezas as well that ended up leading us to jumping over the fire, going for a midnight swim and howling at the moon. We really went all out on our last night and had a ton of fun celebrating the adventure we were on.The next morning the drive back to the border was pretty uneventful. We chatted with federal guards and ate a bunch of poopy mexican food while waiting three hours to cross the border. All part of the experience though and all part of the fun.This short adventure was amazing to say the least, but has left me wanting more. Not a day goes by that I don't think about heading back out to the furthest places in the world with a backpack, a notebook and the desire to explore the lands that aren't seen by most. Those days will come again. I know it.
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