After a week of not so successful surf (Wind Swells, Lulls and unsteady feet), I was keen to get back on my up and rebuild my slightly damaged confidence.
We spent a couple of hours in Sayulita, getting even more battered before being offered the chance to go on a surf tour to La Lancha; a beach between Sayulita and Punta de Mita. After the usual lunch of ham sandwiches and an hour or so of beach games with our new friends at Wildmex, we headed to the new b
each. One of the instructors kindly offered that we go in his car with his friend and meet the rest of the group down there.
Driving to La Lancha we saw the amount of damage the mud slides from previous months had caused. Roads had been demolished, leaving nothing but muddy waterways and dirt tracks. Once on the main road we carried on driving until the surf van we were following turned onto a small dirt track. We parked up and carried our boards down to La Lancha. Looking at the sea I could see why people raved about it so much. The sea was a dark green/blue and the waves slowly rolled to the shore with large pauses in between each break, perfect for surfing, and great for a goofy rider like me (Left leg back).
We paddled in and with helpful tips from the instructors were able to rides some nice long waves, that is however, until I stepped on a stingray and managed to land myself with an almighty painful war wound.
The pain was unreal, but I was able to catch a few more waves before I literally couldn't take it any longer. The only day I forget to pack the Germoline and Nurofen, is the day I end up needing it pretty badly. The instructors forgot to mention the fact that La Lancha was a bit of a hotbed for Stingray, and it wasn't until I was on the beach that you could even see some of the larger ones surfacing.
Slightly disappointed that my great day had been tainted by my sting we headed home. The pain killers that a Mexican had kindly given me kicked in by the time we were back in Puerto Vallarta and I was able to walk without hobbling. Although I had an incident, La Lancha was amazing for surfing and I wouldn't hesitate to go back again. I'll just make sure I don't put my feet anywhere near a resting Stingray.
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