I had stayed nearly a week in a place I had never planned to visit, scored fun and uncrowded waves, and met amazing people. But the signs seemed to indicate it was time to move on. I got a message from my friend Michelle inviting me to come and stay with her in Matapalo. And as it turned out, Leo and Nicole also planned to travel to Matapalo with their friend Luc to look for waves, and offered me a ride down.