Just Another Fish Story by Roberto "Chuy" Madrigal
It had been a typical hot and windless balmy night in Cabo San Lucas. Fishermen, yachtsmen, sailors and tourists enjoyed an evening of merrymaking in the restaurants and beach bars of this popular fishing resort. It was the yearly ritual of goodbyes between captains and first mates and of old and newfound friends. The time had come to beat the hordes of tourists that would soon invade the resort for the Christmas Holidays. For some it was a night to dine and relax or drink and chase women, prior to the long return trip north. For others, it was the time to think about tomorrow's fishing or the start of their long dreamed-of sail around the world vacations; their sleek sailboats at the ready, waiting for the morrows first winds, to sail off into the deep blue sea. There was really no need to worry, after all it was December, long after the end of hurricane season.
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Tales From The Dude by Roberto "Chuy" Madrigal
I personally became aware of Puerto Escondido back in the early 70’s from various of my friends that had already discovered the spot who were spending allot of their time in old time Puerto and riding its incredible uncrowded barrels. I was born in Colima, Colima up the pacific coast a few hundred miles from Puerto. My family immigrated to the US in early 19963 and I started surfing soon after. I often visited my family in the “old country” and surfed and knew the Pacific coast between Acapulco and Mazatlan quite well.
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Early history of Puerto Escondido by Roberto "Chuy" Madrigal
Rumors about incredible waves in a small fishing village on the southern coast of Mexico had been circulating in surf communities since the sixties and there were those adventurous surfers that would swear that they had surfed the incredible waves that this legendary place had to offer. However pin-pointing the origins of these stories were as hard to find as the location of these legendary waves. “Somewhere south of Acapulco, near the green mountains of the south.”
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Puerto Escondido Surfing History by Mike Levy The first surfers came to Puerto Escondido in the late 1960s in the form of hippies during the Vietnam war. In the United States they were called draft dodgers. Some went to Canada and the more adventurous went south. Hippies from all over the world came to Oaxaca to rest, relax, explore, experiment, trip and visit the world famous Maria Sabina in Hualtla de Jiminez. |
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