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Baja California
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Me and Shannon at the Ley grocery store after our amazingly synchronized arrival.
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The real deal desert, with cactus abound.
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Shannon and the van.
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If you look closely, you can see me doing downward dog in the desert.
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Shannon hula hooping at our campsite, Second Point.
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Home sweet home, Shannon’s all wheel drive van, with penthouse and ocean view.
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Camping in style, which felt like the Ritz after my hammock and mosquito net setup.
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The swell starting to pick up at Third Point.
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Shannon, Chloe, Jordan and me.
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Jed and his daughter.
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Milford (the guy) and Sol (the puppy).
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Party night at the cantina.
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Chloe’s 21st birthday, a great excuse for chocolate cake!
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Chloe, paying birthday dues with a cake in the face.
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Since there weren’t any candles, we improvised with a cigarette. Make a wish.
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Jordan and Chloe, aka “Joey.”
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Chloe demonstrating the cross step
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Me, stoked.
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Jordan, surfing a retro single fin.
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Me, longboarding.
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Shannon, the smile says it all.
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Chloe, pure style.
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Spiky stairway to heaven.
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On the road.
Mazatlan
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Sayulita
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The mosquitos and jelly fish were relentless. Walking back through the jungle after surfing one day, I was attacked. A friend counted more than 30 bites. They itched for days.
Michoacan 2
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Pascuales
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Ticla
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Photo courtesy of Mundo.
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Ataulfo mangoes – my favorite!
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Full moon night.
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Daytime moon.
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Flaco dropping in.
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Me dropping in.
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Flaco getting barreled.
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Backside hacks – a work in progress.
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Me laying into a turn.
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Flaco boosting.
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Me working on my backside turns.
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Stuck at the roadblock. At least we remembered to bring coconuts!
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The tamale vendor, selling out of a truck and an old tire.
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Flaco with a mouthful of tamale.
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The sign at the roadblock.
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Papaya grove.
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The road down to La Ticla.
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There may be cars now in La Ticla, but there are still donkeys.
![Michoacan_Ticla35](https://savilasurf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Michoacan_Ticla35-476x635.jpg)
And that’s how you open a coconut.
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The wave at La Ticla.
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The wave at La Ticla.
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People fishing in La Ticla.
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Muddy feet.
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Flaco fishing in front of the rock island.
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The rock islands that we climbed.
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Jorge, Mina and me, with a board from Javier’s surf school.
Michoacan 1
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I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming at this spot in Mainland Mexico: it was overhead, barreling, glassy, and only two guys were out.
Saladita
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Ixtapa
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Salina Cruz 2
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Sitting on this branch would have been less painful than getting skunked.
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Sepia toned Salina Cruz.
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Beauty, despite the flatness.
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Chile relleños. Something turned out right!
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The main street in Barra de la Cruz.
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A new kind of chicken.
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Why did the iguana cross the road?
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Surf buddies from Uruguay, loaners of longboards.
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The lagoon where I threw up after eating chicken taquitos.
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The restaurant at Barra de la Cruz.
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Me and Stephanie in the storm.
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Rain dancing.
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Upside down in the rain.
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More 2WD adventures.
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A random cove.
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Truck-minded.
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The search.
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Almost a wave, but not really.
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Here, I’m driving a two-wheel-drive rental car down sketchy roads in Mainland Mexico looking for surf. After getting lost and stuck countless times over the course of two weeks, I blew a tire and had to head back to town.
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It looks better than it was.
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Singing the no-wave blues.
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Flat day diversions.
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What getting skunked looks like.
Puerto Escondido 2
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Welcome to Zicatela.
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How to get through a bus ride with diarreah.
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Zicatela, barreling.
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Unknown surfer, making the drop.
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Unknown surfer, taking one on the head.
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Picturesque Puerto.
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My morning routine.
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When at first Puerto beats you senseless, get your biggest board and try again.
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Head high and frightening.
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Another grinder.
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Me and Arturo at the cafe.
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Double scoops with Stephanie.
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Girls night out at Bar Fly.
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Riding the collectivo to the mercado (market).
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Meat, mercado style.
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A big bag of chiles at the mercado.
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Fish, flies, and flyswatter.
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Fresh juice at the mercado.
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Finally got barreled at Puerto…kind of.
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Stephanie´s first barrel…kind of.
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Tandem barrel!
Northern Oaxaca
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While paddling across the river to go surf, I saw a strange current trailing after me in the water. I thought it was a fish, until I saw the two predatory eyes and scaly tale. Then I hightailed it out of the water as fast as I could!
Puerto Escondido 1
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Salina Cruz
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My cheesy clown car.
![DSC01881](https://savilasurf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSC01881-363x89.jpg)
Driving into Salina Cruz.
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One of the friendlier dirt roads.
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Beautiful landscape.
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Fishing village.
![DSC01893](https://savilasurf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSC01893-250x188.jpg)
A remote beach.
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Going exploring.
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Sand dunes.
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Wide open space.
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A king of a coconut.
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This is where I draw the line with a 2WD.
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The surfers from Guadalajara.
![DSC01913](https://savilasurf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSC01913-250x188.jpg)
Taking refuge from the rain on the basketball court.
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Mixed seafood ceviche.
![DSC01917](https://savilasurf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSC01917-293x220.jpg)
Pass the sea snails!
![DSC01918](https://savilasurf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSC01918-165x220.jpg)
And wash them down with a cold one.
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Our precious patch of shade.
![DSC01922](https://savilasurf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSC01922-584x128.jpg)
And a beautiful beach.
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Some sweet ones peeling off the point.
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Javier boosting.
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A nice set.
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My unicorn..
![DSC01935](https://savilasurf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSC01935-335x251.jpg)
Flat tire and Nascar pit crew to the rescue.
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Trucks piling up at Santiago Astata.
![DSC01964](https://savilasurf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSC01964-308x231.jpg)
Traffic approaching the road block.
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Walking through a roadblock in Mainland Mexico. Buses were not permitted to pass, so I had to carry all of my belongings-including three surfboards-on foot for 2.5 miles.
![DSC01971](https://savilasurf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSC01971-453x197.jpg)
A Very. Long. Walk.
![DSC01972](https://savilasurf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/DSC01972-302x197.jpg)
The people of Santa Maria holding their ground.
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Truck drivers finding some shade.