Pig Beach

On a whim, about a week ago I took off to the beach for an afternoon with three new friends: Ramiro and Omar from El Salvador and Louisa from France.  We had met on the way to Nejapa for Los Bolas de Fuego, and they were kind enough to invite me along with them to Playa El Tuncon, El Salvador.  So at about 4:00 in the afternoon I jumped into the back of a pickup truck for the 45 minute drive to the beach.  Know as “El Tuncon “, or "The Pig" because the big rock in the water supposedly looks like a pig (I don't see it), Playa El Tuncon is one of the world’s best surfing destinations.  The water was warm and unbelievable relaxing; the weather was perfect; the beer was cold and the fish was fresh; the company was even better.  And it was fun to stretch my brain by talking in French and Spanish in the same conversation.  It was a great afternoon and evening.