Our return back to mexico

    My family and I return to mexico for Christmas break. It seems as though we never has left, because nothing has changed. Unfortunately though we are not in Casa Conchita instead we are in a bungalow a block away from casa conchita and half a block from the beach. The other day we made a trip out to San Blas. We went to Matanchen Bay. Which holds the world record for the longest surfable wave. When we were there I caught a 2 minute and 33 second wave. While we were there we also made an attempt to make it out to stoners point but we got stuck while driving out to it. It was quite an adventure. There is soon to be video from the trip, bu tun the meantime check out some of my youtube videos

What to do...

Be back in Washington for about a month now, weekends aren't like they were in Mexico. Cloudy, Gloomy, 50 degree weather days pretty boring. You have to make the best of it though. So on one of those Gloomy, cold old Washington days, me and my brother make do with what we got. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k9aBT3j2z4

Home sweet home

Made it successfully to home, Everett Washington. After 46 hours in the car. The last stretch of the trip was a little rough had a flat tire right on the top of a pass with no shoulder. We pulled over and unfortunately the flat was on the traffic side and so it was really sketchy we were really close to the cars but thankfully a cop car drove up put up some flares and all was good. But then like 3 minutes later we run out of gas. Thankfully it was mostly downhill from the top of the pass so we cruised for like a mile and then there was a little uphill and the car almost stop as it hit the peak of the hill, we had just barely another speed to make it over. Then thankfully the car started up again as we were coasting down the hill. And just barely made it into a gas station. All in All its so nice to be home. I am going to have to try hard not to be checking magicseaweed everyday.

The last morning at La Lancha

My last day surfing La Lancha

My last day surfing La Lancha

And so we began to drive...

Topes after Topes we drove the mexicana 15 for 15 hours. Unfortunately had a flat tire but other than that it was smooth sailing. kinda... Our car and trailer are packed to the seams with 2 dogs, 3 turtles, and an iguana. Tonight me and my family are tucked into a hotel in Navaoja. Here's a little quote we can relate to "It's not an adventure until something goes wrong"

Gopro

Last weekend my Dad got a Gopro for his birthday, and I already have some videos up on youtube check them out http://www.youtube.com/user/rigmaster66?feature=mhum. Me and my family only have a week left here in Sayulita. So the should be some adventures ahead with a very long road trip back to the states. Once arrived in back home to Everett, WA. I'm wondering whats going to replace surfing and I was thinking SUP racing. More posts ahead involving a very long roadtrip.

Surfing Marathon

       Yesterday, We did a big trip to La Lancha and then to El Anclote, with my uncle and his friend. If you are coming to Sayulita whether you know how to surf or are learning you should go to La Lancha. La Lancha is super good for anyone learning, there are these beautiful 2 foot waves that are in waist deep super clear water.  It is a short hike in from the car, be careful La Lancha is a very high theft area.  The day we were there our friend had his backpack stolen off the beach.  If your trying to get there ask any surf local, like Sergio. When we went yesterday it was huge but windy, not the best for our family. So we stayed there for a little bit but then went to El Anclote. Got some good photos.

                                                          

Nothing like roasting marsh mellows on the beach in 90 degree weather

 El Anclote

If theres one thing El Anclote is known for its, its party waves.

We all know that feeling

                          

Left Break Paddle Board

Had a sweet afternoon session at the right.

Sergio ripping it on his SUP. If you ever come down to Sayulita and are going to learn to surf Sergio is your guy. Check out this posting on El sayulero http://www.elsayulero.com/story/local-surf-schools.

These Photos are from the Competition in Sayulita in which he placed 4th. http://www.puntasayulitasurfclassic.com./

And in the San Pancho competition placed 1st

Changing things up

The other day there were some decent waves in Sayulita I broke out of my usually routine and went out with a  7'0 epoxy Walden mini magic. It was crazy good, caught twice as many waves and was way more squirrely. I can't wait to take it out again.

Iguana hunt

About 2 weeks ago our family and some other friends went on a crazy trip to San Blas for search of Surf unfortunately the boards didn't even get off the car but it was fun anyway got to see some really cool places. Anyway while driving the highway we spotted a huge iguana and I made an attempt to catch. But it ran off into the bushes before I could get to it. Got some cool pictures though. 

SUP

Recently I have been SUPing thanks to John, check out his blog http://supwithjohn.wordpress.com/. John really turned me on to SUPing. But not only did he teach to SUP but then he also is letting me barrow his Lil' Darlin. I would never be SUPing if it wasn't thanks to John. I would still be stuck on that 12'2 Laird.

                                                        John on his Lil' Darlin

Surf and SUP mexico

         I'm Rory, I'm 14, me and my family moved down to mexico for 6 months just to get some time away from the very busy lifestyle we lead in rainy cold Everett, WA. Getting down the Sayulita mexico was an adventure in its own. But once here it was well worth the 5 days on the rode. One of the biggest things we were looking forward to was surfing. Right before the trip theres was nothing else to do than watch surf videos on youtube on shop for surfboards on craigslist, so we had are quiver prepared. Once down here all that craigslist shopping paid off with plenty of boards to choose from we were off to the waves. We had had very little surf expeirence in the past, rent a board and get pushed into the waves in waist deep water. The first week was in the waist deep water getting shoved into waves but me and my dad were quickly off to the bigger stuff. By the first month I was consistently up and starting to make my way down the face of the wave. So far I had loved surfing I thought there was nothing better and was almost ready to give up skiing for surfing. So surfing everyday in 80 degree weather easily beat any day in Washington. After finally getting tucked into Casa conchita we were kicked out for 2 weeks we were headed for la mazinilla. La mazinilla was a cool town for a while but quickly got old. There were some really sweet surf spots in la mazinilla like Arollo Seca. So we spent a couple days at the beaches and then on the last couple day we got an instructor named Matt who was a really cool guy and so we headed down to Arollo Seca for some waves and thats were I really started to get into surfing I was constantly getting into the wave and was getting down the face and was starting to work the wave a little, I was riding a sweet 7'2 Blue board. So once the family arrived back to what we are calling home Casa Conchita in Sayulita. So I will soon have more post and pictures soon but in the meantime heres some cool photos of me surfing left break.