My first surf town and it was hard to see when we arrived but thought I spied an awesome left coming through in the dusk. Took a bit to find a hostel with Wi Fi but the Bahia was good value at 40 new sols(US$14) Private room, double bed,own bathroom and good size so I ended up staying 4 nights looking for some surfing. It was hard to find a longboard and nobody opened up till 9am so when I eventually tracked one down the next morning and got a ride part way in a little bike buggy, the strong sideshore wind had kicked in. Walked the final half mile out to the end of the point and jumped in and was pleasantly surprised at the water temp of about 19 degrees. By the time I got out through the break I was already 200 metres down the point and it was a constant battle to stay in position especially with my surf muscles out of shape.
Had a couple of nice long lefts and then let myself drift down along the point and took what I could find along the way back to town! Awesome setup but you want to be fit or, like a couple of guys, who were being picked up by a zodiac after each ride! The water wasn't clear, which is a problem anywhere near a town and the way they don't think about rubbish disposal will always get up my nose (literally). Still these are 3rd world countries and you deal with it. Had a late surf in front of town that had a couple of nice lefts breaking in toward the jetty.
Going back to the clean issues I came down with a dose of diarrhoea overnight and that laid me low the next day so I missed some good waves and the next day the swell was dying so I decided to pack it in and go onto Trujillo for some culture and come back to Chicama when the swell improved
