Bahía Puerto Angelito

After 2 weeks we had definitely adapted to the laid-back pace of San Agustinillo. As much as we’ve loved being so settled in one place for a while, we know we need to plan where to from here. It’s been 6 months since leaving Sydney so the decision on where to next is also considering heading back to Oz. There is still so much more to explore in Mexico alone, before even considering further south into Central America.

Eventually, we decided that we will head back to Oz in March which would give us about 3 more weeks in Mexico. Rather than try to squeeze in an entirely new area like the Yucatan Peninsula, we figured we’ll spend another week in San Agustinillo before checking out one more chilled surf place we had been hearing about - Laguna de Chacahua. With that decided, we made the trip back to Puerto Escondido for a change of scenery and to run some errands.

The bus ride back up was even easier than the way down. Now knowing the process, we rode the Colectivo back up to the main highway and picked up the bus from there all the way through. The week we spent in Zicatela at Roberto’s had been so relaxed that we’d barely ventured further than halfway back towards the main town.

We had heard about a few beaches there so they were our first destination. The first and most commonly mentioned was Playa Carrizalillo. And as we arrived at the top of the stairs that led down to the cove we understood why! A perfect point break wave was peeling off both headlands with perfect turquoise water. Its only con was that being the closest beach to the town it was packed! The wave was super crowded with people doing lessons and the sand and shallows were covered with people. It turns out that by chance the Monday we chose to come up is a local public holiday so all of the locals were enjoying a day out as well. Welcome back to reality from our magical serene paradise we’d lost ourselves in the past few weeks.

After enjoying a cool down among the crowds we made our way toward what we had heard is the best beach in Puerto, Playa Coral. We had been told that the way to this beach is through a hotel that you pay for entry. After walking the hot dusty streets to the hotel, we arrived just behind a large rowdy group that obviously had the same plan. Figuring we would be back in a week we gave it a pass and made our way to the next beach.

Playa Angelito and Playa Manzanillo had been described to us as having a more local crowd. And that certainly was the reality! Being the holiday, and also a stunning sunny day, they were both packed. Two stunning smaller beaches, and slightly more protected, the mostly Mexican crowd were out in big family groups and enjoying every bit of it. We grabbed a beer and enjoyed a couple of swims as well before making our way back to Zicatela for the afternoon.

By chance, we ran into the couple that we met the first night we arrived in Zicatela. Aside from confirming that Laguna de Chacahua was a great choice, they also mentioned that the bus back down the coast towards San Agustinillo likely stopped running at sunset. Fortunate for that advice, we made our way back to the highway and got ourselves home. A simple adventure for the day, yet nice to see some other beaches and remind ourselves how great our little patch of paradise is.Read more