Sunday, May 19, 2013

NOT THE AC!!! (Mexico)



So I was originally going to call this entry, Nap in a Hammock? Yes Please! Then the day took a turn, so here is the entry before all that happened... Slept like crap due to the hostel dog, Jared did as well, for unknown reasons, and Clint apparently always sleeps like crap, so I've stopped asking. Jared got up at an ungodly hour to head back out surfing. He did a great job! I was again disastrous, but in an unfun way this time. But fear not, I'll get up there. After surfing we came back to the hostel and headed back to the market from yesterday. We got more yummy smoothies and of course...tacos! Then Clint and Jared went back to the gym, and I completed a bucket list task...took a nap in a hammock! Lord was it nice! Then the guys went out for lunch, and I hung with some of the hostel surfers, hoping to get some good surfing juju from them. We they came back, we stuffed the car with fellow hostelers, as we are not really on the beach, so it's a bit of a walk. Clint wanted to buy a surfboard, called a gun, which is a pretty advanced board. So we went to an actual board maker, which was really neat to see! I found an awesome pink and red board for me! But boards are actually kind of expensive! Anyway, I was just goofing around, but thankfully the very nice board maker convinced Clint that the board he wanted was well above his skill level. We continued on to try to f8nd a beach called La Punta, where all the good surfers go (I was not planning on actually surfing, just the boys). Took a wrong turn down a dirty road and BAM!!! We bottomed out...harddd.!! We were able to maneuver out, but about 30 seconds after we got ourselves situated on the road again, the battery light went on and the AC went out. Being the experienced tough travelers we are (???) we trekked on to find La Punta. When we got there I immediately realized, this was not a beach for me to surf, so Jared and Clint both attempted it...and then got their asses hand to them by Mother Ocean.

 We got back in the car about 30 minutes after we got there. Headed back to the hostel to unload, and grab a beer, and assessed the car damage. Luckily, Jared's friend Jon knew exactly what the problem was and how to fix it, so we headed out to 3 different mechanics, but finally found it. Came back to the hostel to attempt some mechanical improvements ourselves. Which ended with us just changing a tire and hopefully putting all the pieces back together how they we found. :/ We would recommence the next day when there was better light and try a different approach. We decided to order a pretty massive, yummy din from Pizza Time and then hung at the hostel drinking some beers with the other hostelers.
 Went out for a couple drinks, but Jared, myself and probably 5 other people went home a bit early (3am), when the bar decided to start pumping out their sewage... on a Saturday night...at 3am...? Good and tiring day overall!

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