Surfs Up!

Well, surf is certainly up in El Tunco, El Salvedor.

We have landed along El Salvedor´s pacific coast and its a slice of heaven, not to mention a total surf scene. I feel like if you are a surfer and youre not here than youre just not where its at. Board shorts, surf boards and dudes without shirts on is what this town is all about... not to mention some killer cheap eats and a georgeous view of the ocean. The sand is black. Its soft and warm just like a white sandy beach only its deep black. When the sun hits it, it gives off an irridescent, silver shimmer. Its really amazing. And, when Henry is rolling around in the sand, throwing it and getting semi-swept away by the waves (of course we catch him pretty quickly before that happens) it makes it look like he is really into it - the black sand contrasted against his lite skin and blonde hair.

The mark of a very special little man

Playtime

Fun in the waves

He is loving the waves, the water and the sand. By cocktail hour he looks like he has all but become one with the sand. Its in his ears, his hair, on his lips, his eyebrows.. shower time is all about just getting the sand off. But the water is warm and so we easily wade in and out, playing and throwing coconuts.

Our hotel (Tekauni Kal) sits oceanside. Our breakfast view is amazing. We look out onto the breaking waves and surfers - who hit the waves pretty early. Their amazing to watch and make it look so easy. There are some local young ones who can really put on a show. A surf lesson is in our future!

Looking out onto the beach from our hotel

View of our hotel from the beach

Post-nap at the beach

Our view from Breakfast

Some of El Tunco's more serious surfers

Sunset (viewed each evening while sipping yummy cocktail = this is the life!)

The food here is pretty amazing. I haven´t talked too much about the food so far (on previous trips I talked about it a little too much and took some heat- all in good jest).. but really, its worth talking about. There is amazing fruit. Papayas, pineapple, watermelon.. all so juicy and delicious. They do great pancakes and eggs served ¨tipico¨ style - which just means with plantains, refried beans and a salsa on the side.. yum! There are fruit shakes everywhere and like the fruit itself, they are pretty amazing. There is a little shack in this town where one woman cooks some amazing grub. Yesterday we had the shrimp tacos and veggie burito and it was killer. All the surfer dudes go there, so the place is packed with shirtless men.. its not unappealing.

Our plan is to stay here thru friday and head back to Suchitoto on Saturday. Thats the amamzing town that was mid-festival when we hit it last time.. we´ll go back to enjoy it in its normal, quiet state.

Traveling with Henry really has been going well. Lately, hes gotten to be more of a picky eater than we´d like, his knock-off crocs dont stay on his feet (so were constantly chasing a shoe around) and the dude sleeps in the same room as us. So, if he wakes up he knows were there. Home isn´t going to be nearly as much fun. Here, we´re constantly outside/open air.. he wakes up in the morning and the first words out of his mouth are ¨outside¨. He´s busy and as long as there is a broom in sight its all good. Yup, the kid is obsesed with brooms and sweeping. And, all this time together allows for a lot of self-evaluation in the parenting department.. Im doing a little too much helicopter parenting lately...but its a work in progress.

El Salvedor coast is pretty great and a lot like the California coast only cheaper and in a lot of ways more accessible. A flight to San Salvedor is 2 hours from Miami, about 3 from Atlanta. To rent or buy a house here is significantly cheaper and boasts very similar views. We see more of El Salvedor in our future and hope to bring some friends and family with us... its awesome!