accomodation & surfboards in puerto escondido
Hey hows it going! i fly into mex city and busing to puerto escondido on the 8th of august to start a 5 month backpacking/surfing adventure through central and mex. just wondering of any recommended places in puerto escondido to stay that are cheap! im travelling solo so looking for somewhere with a little bit of atmosphere close to the beach but still cheap.
also, i will be looking to buy some boards. is puerto the place to do it before heading south?
if anyone is planning the same thing or going to be in the area, add me on facebook.
Sam Shillingford.
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I've stayed at the Hotel Mayflower a couple of times and seen surfers there, plenty of atmosphere. It is cheap for Puerto Escondido at approx 130 MXN per night for a bed in a dorm, common area and shared kitchen too. It's close to the principal bay, so a bit of a hike to either Playa Zicatela for the big waves, or Playa Carrizalillo for the little ones.
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The Mayflower's a good choice. It puts you in the middle of things at the bahia principal and Playa Marinero. Hostel Shalom sits at the top of Playa Carrizalillo, and I forget the name of the hostel that's out on Zicatela. They're all walkable, and the taxis are good at loading lots of boards and people.There's several surf shops. You'll find them. This is probably the best you can do for buying a board, as far as selection and availability goes. Watch out for the baggage guy at the bus station. He'll ignore you until the bus gets ready to leave, then charge you twenty bucks to get it on board.
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Dunno about buying, but we off loaded our boards for nearly nothing as we'd finished touring the west coast and were cutting in land. He had a fair few boards for sale at the time and told me nobody was buying. PE was the place I remember seeing boards for sale though.Suerte
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