Day 11 in Peru was the day I was waiting for. The swell bumped up a little and the wind was on. We had a quick morning surf in town in the small waves then headed about a half hour away to go to a kite. We were on 10ms and the waves were chest to head high. Everyone was having a great time and scoring some great waves. I made it out for a great session too, which totally made my day! And even better Juilen and Gary took some pictures while i was out! We rode until all were worn out and couldn’t kite any longer.

Was the chillest day yet. The clients headed to the airport today. There were some small waves and no wind all day in town. The crew just hung out and relaxed and got some work done. Later in the day we took a stroll through town and made our way back for a dinner and drinks.

It was the clients last full day in Peru. They wanted to again do the same plan as we had been doing for the last few days. Lay low in the morning and session in the evening. We cruised out for a session the waves were the smallest of the trip thus far. After everyone had a good session the wind started to fad out. We hung out at the beach for a while talking and relaxing then drove back for an early evening and a bonfire.

Today we again laid low this morning and hung around Gary’s place for the morning. Some did yoga, some read and others just relaxed. It was a great morning followed by a nice lunch and then after we packed the trucks and headed to a kitespot.

We had the smallest waves of the trip thus far but it was still a really fun session for everyone. Jason busted out the wakeboard for a while and as the wind died I grabbed my surfboard and went for a cruise. We drove home following an amazing sunset to Mancora.

We had a very lazy morning, which was a great change of pace. After hanging around all morning, the crew decided to pack up the trucks and head out to a kite spot for an afternoon session. The wind was lighter than usual as we were on 12 and 10m kites.

The waves were very playful and great for the clients. Everyone got out and had a blast. I headed out for a quick session then Jason and josh headed out and were ripping in the waist high waves.

We meet up with Josh the night before in Mancora. The next morning Josh, Gary, Julien and I headed to a town south of Lobitos to get Gary’s truck outfitted with some new tires for the following adventures. We spent the morning around this town checking out the happening and tasting the local foods.

Then we headed to Lobitos for a surf check where we found a nearly empty lineup. Josh and Julien headed out for a paddle and we soon found out that the current was the culprit. Josh battled through the current to catch a couple waves before heading in.

After packing up the gear we met up with the rest of the crew and headed back to Mancora for an early evening and dinner.

Today was well a very crazy day. We started to load the trucks at 8:30am and later arrived an hour later at Labitos to a warm local welcome (being very sarcastic). One of the great downsides to surfing is the localism that comes along with it.

We got a great dose of it this morning, and probably rightfully so pulling up in two packed out vehicles, though only a handful of people were surfing. We still scored a couple fun waves before the wind picked up and we packed it up and headed out. I also scored a two fun waves (thanks to Ronald for shooting!)

Coincidently, we had a flat tire on one of the trucks before leaving lobitos. We fixed the flat tire, then we were on the road to the kite spot. After we made it about half way there, the second truck blew a tire and the trailer’s tire also went! That’s three tires in one day! We got it sorted out to make it to a gas station then emptied the trailer and stacked all the board bags on the two trucks 4-5 coffin bags high! We later made it to the kitespot to find a great wave though it was closing out. It was significantly bigger than the previous days. The crew scored a couple great waves before the sunset and we headed back to Mancora.