San Juan del Sur for the night

Sunset in San Juan del Sur
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Josie had 2 friends that had been emailing her saying that they were in San Juan del Sur.  Thinking it was a shot in the dark to find them, Josie and I left Granada and drove to SJDS hoping to run into her friends.  We arrived early and went straight to a surf shop to rent a longboard for Josie and who would be standing in the shop but the 2 friends we thought we'd never run into.  After making plans for dinner and drinks we headed to Playa Madera to catch some waves.  After picking up 2 local surfer kids hitchiking on the road in to Madera, we decided not to get the 2 wheel drive truck stuck and walked the rest of the hill down.

Local kids playing soccer in an empty lot
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Madera is a great break and so much fun with some swell.

Know the locals, the tourists and the hookers.. and dont confuse the 3

That night, we went to dinner at el Pozo and had one of the best meals I have had in Central America.  The food is delicious and the company was fun.  We capped the night off with a trip to Iguanas and I got picked up on by some local "working" girls... I quickly excused myself and made haste back to the hotel, all the while accusing Josie and her friends of deliberately setting me up!

The bay at SJDS
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The next day the same 2 kids met us at our hotel and the 4 of us drove to Playa Yanquee.  The road down was fun and I didn't think the truck would make it back up without 4 wheel drive but I'm a pro and gassed the hell out of it,throwing rocks and skidding the back end around uphill hairpin turns.  I thanked the 2 kids for taking us surfing by giving a Smith hat that I got free from the Smith rep at Los Cardones to one kid and an extra center fin to the other kid who accidentally broke his on a rock. Pay it forward!