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Few of you on here like the south of the border beer but anyone done any travels thru central america, panama thru to mexico? Have 3 weeks to a month in June and thats the area i want travel and hope to get some surf time.
Just come back from 2 weeks fishing from costa rica down to Panama and got some great waves at the start of our trip in San jose in Costa and finished with some great surf at Playa Venao. Use to live in Mexico but depending on where you want to travel in mexico you could use up 3 months just in a few states. El Sal and nicaragua also have some phenomenal surf
I spent 6months traveling from Panama thru to Mex...
Caribbean side of Panama was awesome and El Salvador pumped... Costa Rica was beautiful but full of ex-pat yanks...
Speaking of ex-pats haven't heard from Penas for awhile... probably locked him up by now.
*edited 19 Feb 2013 13:08
Not yet, been busy moving house/job, now living on a rubber plantation south of Kuala Lumpur, also managed to get over to the east coast for waves most weekends as I am now much closer to the surf, season has just finished been a good one though.
Back in NZ for 6 weeks from late march, surfed most of South America not central though, El Salvador looks the business.
What are some cant miss places in central, wont have time for Mexico by the sounds of it? Any highlights away from the surf?
Hey Pena, are there waves in Malaysia? What's the goos if there is?
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*edited 19 Feb 2013 21:40
Yep Malaysia gets waves from November through February from South China sea swells, it ain't no indo but some of the set ups can be freakin amazing and break at a very consistent consistent 2-5 foot. Cherating point is a super long left point that can be great on it's day, Chendor point just North is even better. Tioman Island also has class waves as do the Pentaian islands in the north east of the country.
This google photo shows the sand bottom point quite nicely on a small dayCherating... [waveexplorers.com]
Tropical lows in the South China sea can push 12-13 second period clean swells through during March, April also
Like I say it ain't indo but does get very good at times and beats a kick in the balls after a weeks work.
Mean - have you got any photos pena? I'd be way keen to see some of that.
Originally posted by: Pena
*edited 19 Feb 2013 21:40
Yep Malaysia gets waves from November through February from South China sea swells, it ain't no indo but some of the set ups can be freakin amazing and break at a very consistent consistent 2-5 foot. Cherating point is a super long left point that can be great on it's day, Chendor point just North is even better. Tioman Island also has class waves as do the Pentaian islands in the north east of the country.
This google photo shows the sand bottom point quite nicely on a small dayCherating... [waveexplorers.com]
Tropical lows in the South China sea can push 12-13 second period clean swells through during March, April also
Like I say it ain't indo but does get very good at times and beats a kick in the balls after a weeks work.
Looks like a great set-up.
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My daughter took a few last weekend I think, will try to have a look, generally pretty crap at taking photos, always think ahh I'll take one after the surf, or tomorrow then always wish I had afterwards.
you muling?
apa anda pernah berselancar di Sunway?
Originally posted by: Lowkey
What are some cant miss places in central, wont have time for Mexico by the sounds of it? Any highlights away from the surf?
your right to skip mexico its a hole
Tikal Guatemala
Snorkeling 'shark ray alley' san pedro Belize
Snorkeling with Manatee (mermaids) Lake Izabal Guatemala
Caving Xibalba with the rastafarians Belize
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2 days in Panama city just to see the smoking hot chicks. nightclub called isabella is the one place to go. Panama canal is worth a visit as is old town in Panama City. Pavones in Costa is worth the trip if it is going to be on
Originally posted by: Spud
Looks like a great set-up.
yeah, did you look further north? farout!
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The one further north is still semi secret but mainly because you need to off road for about 15minutes to get there.
Always empty max crowd about 5, think 1km barreling sand bottom point, when Occy and Parko came over they were calling it superbank reversed with no crowds, Occys actually been back 3 times that I know of.
My weekend getaway so anyone passing through KL give me a yell and will take u for a surf even got spare board here.
Ha ha yep done sunway, kind bizarre.
is that you surfing @0.15 panda ?
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Back in '92...although it could have been '93, or even '96... old '20 was following the "Peyote Trail" south from Mexico after some unpleasantness with the Federales which necessitated my immediate and hasty departure from Tijuana (another story...) with my trusty board bearer Jose (whose real name might not have even been Jose at all, but who after a period of time answered to it, so I christened him thus- he spoke no English, and I spoke no Mexican our communication was by a series of grunts and elaborate hand gestures)...
In Boliva, and then later Paraguay we encountered waves of the sort that would make a grown man cry.... absolutely no one out at all..... and peeling like bannanas.... I 'd still be there too if it was not for the damn tesete fly, maleria.... and certain young chica called Margaritte...
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