{"id":9534,"date":"2019-05-20T10:31:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T16:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ozapato.com\/mx\/surfing-pascuales\/"},"modified":"2019-06-20T10:59:44","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T16:59:44","slug":"surfing-pascuales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ozapato.com\/mx\/surfing-pascuales\/","title":{"rendered":"Surfing Pascuales."},"content":{"rendered":"
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[English below]<\/p>\n

Dejamos atr\u00e1s Michoac\u00e1n emocionados por las nuevas aventuras que ten\u00edamos por delante con la nueva integrante de Ohlavan, Tikla<\/a>, as\u00ed como un nuevo amigo canadiense, Evan, que conocimos en La Ticla y que compart\u00eda nuestro camino hacia la costa de Colima.<\/p>\n

Nuestro destino era Boca de Pascuales, un peque\u00f1o pueblo de pescadores que con el tiempo se ha vuelto conocido en el mundo del surf por la potencia, perfecci\u00f3n y semejanza de sus olas con las de Puerto Escondido.<\/p>\n

El parte meteorol\u00f3gico promet\u00eda d\u00edas soleados y la llegada de un gran swell, as\u00ed que est\u00e1bamos felices de llegar en el momento justo. Se rumoreaba adem\u00e1s que diferentes profesionales del surfing de olas grandes estaban de camino para surfear esta marejada.<\/p>\n

Como la mayor\u00eda de pueblos en la costa mexicana, Pascuales no ten\u00eda mucha opci\u00f3n para alojarnos, por lo que terminamos durmiendo en el estacionamiento de un peque\u00f1o hotel venido a menos pero con unas vistas de las olas inigualables.<\/p>\n

Acab\u00e1bamos de adoptar a Tikla por lo que todo era nuevo para los tres: la peque\u00f1a se estaba acostumbrando a su nuevo hogar sobre ruedas y nosotros dos a la presencia de ella.<\/p>\n

Fueron d\u00edas divertidos, paseando por la playa con Tikla y Evan, disfrutando de la comida local (\u00a1c\u00f3mo echamos de menos los tacos de carne adobada!) y haciendo nuevos amigos.<\/p>\n

Sobra decir que Eka estaba m\u00e1s que emocionado. Todo se hab\u00eda alineado para que pudi\u00e9semos disfrutar del espect\u00e1culo que esta marejada traer\u00eda, aunque esta vez fuese desde la orilla.<\/p>\n

Result\u00f3 que el hotel venido a menos donde est\u00e1bamos estacionados servir\u00eda de punto neur\u00e1lgico para unos cuantos valientes que salieron al mar a surfear las enormes olas que el mar tra\u00eda, hab\u00edamos acertado con el spot.<\/p>\n

La ma\u00f1ana anterior a la llegada del swell, antes de que el sol saliera a eso de las 5-6 de la ma\u00f1ana Tikla necesitaba ir al ba\u00f1o, la sacamos y nos encontrarnos de repente con los surfistas vascos Axi Muniain, Pablo Garc\u00eda Bederen y el filmer Javi Goya, reci\u00e9n aterrizados y organizando sus tablas al lado del camper. Hac\u00eda un tiempo que Eka no se encontraba con nadie de su tierra, por lo que estaba bien emocionado (adem\u00e1s del hecho de que son personas reconocidas en el mundo del surf de olas grandes), de una vez les propuso grabarles con el drone por si les serv\u00eda el material despu\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

El swell lleg\u00f3 y con \u00e9l unos cuantos pros de calidad mundial. Adem\u00e1s de los vascos, tambi\u00e9n vinieron unos cuantos hawaianos: Jamie O\u2019Brien y toda su cuadrilla de amigos, Nathan Florence, Billy Kemper\u2026 Todos expectantes de lo que estaba por llegar.<\/p>\n

La mayor\u00eda se decantaron por ayudarse de motos de agua para entrar en las olas en modalidad step-off<\/em>, una variedad del conocido tow in<\/em>, en el que la moto les deja directamente en el filo de la ola y simplemente han de levantarse sobre la tabla. Nos comentaban los locales que algunos surfistas pagan hasta 700$ por d\u00eda para alquilar una moto de agua. Una locura.<\/p>\n

Se puede pensar que el m\u00e9rito de surfear as\u00ed no es el mismo que cuando uno surfea a remo, sin embargo despu\u00e9s de ver las bombas que se bajaron, queda claro que hace falta mucho valor para surfear estas olas sea en la modalidad que sea.<\/p>\n

El primer d\u00eda de swell nos dispon\u00edamos a grabar y fotograf\u00edar a Axi y Pablo (con el permiso de Javi, claro) cuando al despegar el drone, \u00e9ste se acerc\u00f3 demasiado a la cara de Meli y le hizo varios cortes no muy profundos pero s\u00ed muy aparatosos en plena cara. Eka agarr\u00f3 el drone como pudo, se cort\u00f3 en los dedos y lo lanz\u00f3 a la arena hasta que se apag\u00f3.<\/p>\n

Fue un momento bien intenso del que nos cost\u00f3 un rato recuperarnos, especialmente a Eka, que no es muy amigo de la sangre. Pasado un rato tratamos de volar el drone pero las h\u00e9lices estaban llenas de arena por lo que fue imposible. El mejor d\u00eda de swell y no pudimos grabarles a los chicos debido a un incidente est\u00fapido. Empez\u00e1bamos bien.<\/p>\n

Por suerte en la tarde logramos sacar hasta el \u00faltimo grano de arena del drone gracias a la inestimable ayuda de los muchachos del hotel, que con su bombona de aire comprimido dejaron el drone mejor de lo que estaba antes del incidente \"\ud83d\ude42\"<\/p>\n

Pasado el susto pero esta vez con un mar un poco m\u00e1s peque\u00f1o, s\u00ed logramos grabar los siguientes d\u00edas a Axi y Pablo, que demostraron ser unos verdaderos valientes surfeando estas bombas tanto en modalidad step up como a remo.<\/p>\n

Las olas estuvieron grandes pero finalmente no lleg\u00f3 el swell gigante y perfecto que todos esperaban. Fue una l\u00e1stima pero por otra parte tuvimos la oportunidad de conocer a Axi, Pablo y Javi, unos verdaderos cracks, y compartir con ellos unos buenos d\u00edas de surfing. Incluso les grabamos algunas bonitas im\u00e1genes con el drone que despu\u00e9s Javi utiliz\u00f3 en la incre\u00edble edici\u00f3n de su v\u00eddeo<\/a> (mila esker!!).<\/p>\n

Tras algo m\u00e1s de una semana en este peque\u00f1o para\u00edso surfero, tocaba recoger, despedirnos de las nuevas amistades y poner rumbo al interior del pa\u00eds. La Huasteca Potosina nos esperaba.<\/p>\n

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We left Michoac\u00e1n exited to live the new aventures we had ahead with Ohlavan\u2019s newest member, Tikla<\/a>, and a new friend, Evan, that we met in La Ticla and that was headed the same way.<\/p>\n

Our destination was Boca de Pascuales, a small fishing village that, overtime, became a well-known spot among surfers due to the power, perfection and similitude of its waves with those of Puerto Escondido.<\/p>\n

The weather forecast promised sunny days and the arrival of a big swell, so we were super happy because we were arriving right on time. Furthermore, there were rumors about a few pro surfers that were headed this way to enjoy this swell.<\/p>\n

Like most of the villages on the Mexican coast, Pascuales didn\u2019t have a lot of options when it came to accommodation. We ended up sleeping in the parking lot of a small hotel, a bit rundown but with views of the wave like nowhere else.<\/p>\n

We had just adopted Tikla so everything was new to us: she was getting used to her new home on wheels and we were getting used to her presence.<\/p>\n

These were fun days, we took long walks on the beach with Tikla and Evan, enjoyed the food specialties of the area (We\u2019re in serious Tacos withdrawal right now!) and making new friends.<\/p>\n

Needless to say, Eka was VERY exited. The stars had aligned so that we could enjoy the show that this swell would bring, even though this time it would be from the shore.<\/p>\n

It turns out that the hotel that we were parked at was the spot chosen by the few courageous surfers that would paddle out to surf the huge waves the swell would bring, we had chosen the right spot.<\/p>\n

On the morning before the swell, before the sunrise at around 5-6 in the morning, Tikla needed to go to the bathroom and so we took her out and we came face to face with Basque surfers Axi Muniain, Pablo Garc\u00eda Bederen and the filmer Javi Goya, that had just landed and were organizing their boards next to our camper. It had been a while since Eka met anyone else from his land, and so he was very excited (besides the fact that they were well-known big wave surfers). He offered to film them with the drone straight away in case they needed more content.<\/p>\n

The swell arrived and with it, a few worldwide renown surfers. Besides the Basques, a group of Hawaian surfers also showed up: Jamie O\u2019Brien and his friends, Nathan Florence, Billy Kemper\u2026 each and every one of them had high expectations for the days to come.<\/p>\n

Most of them chose to use the jetskis to catch the waves step-off style, a variety of the well-known tow-in surfing, during which the surfer uses a jetski to drop them off right on top of the wave and then simply stand up on their board. The locals were telling us that some surfers pay up to $700 per day to rent a jetski. Crazy.<\/p>\n

One might think that there\u2019s less credit to surf this way as opposed to traditional surfing, however, after seeing the bombs that were surfed, it is clear that you need a lot of courage to surf these, whichever way you choose.<\/p>\n

The first day of the swell, we were filming and photographing Axi and Pablo (with the permission of Javi, of course) when, while the drone was taking off, it got too close to Meli\u2019s face and it cut her in various spots on her face! They weren\u2019t very deep, but they were very visible. Eka did the best he could to catch the drone, he cut his finders and threw it in the sand until it turned off.<\/p>\n

It was an intense moment\u00a0 and it took us a moment to recover from the incident, especially Eka, that doesn\u2019t like the sight of blood! After a while we tried to fly the drone again but the propellers were filled with sand, and so it was impossible. It was the best day for surfing and we couldn\u2019t film Axi and Pablo due to silly accident. This was starting well.<\/p>\n

Luckily, in the afternoon we managed to remove every single grain of sand from the drone thanks to the precious help of the guys from the hotel. They left the drone spotless by using a compressed air cylinder =)<\/p>\n

After all the panic, we did manage to film Axi and Pablo in the \u00a0days that followed, but this time, the sea wasn\u2019t as strong. The guys turned out to be super courageous surfing these water bombs either step-up style or paddling.<\/p>\n

The waves had been big but the huge swell that everybody was waiting and hoping for never arrived. It was a pity but we had the opportunity to meet Axi, Pablo and Javi,\u00a0 who are absolutely genius, and share with them good surfing days. We even filmed a few beautiful aerial images that Javi then used in his \u00a0amazing v\u00eddeo<\/a> edit (thank you!!).<\/p>\n

After a little bit more than a week in this small surfer\u2019s paradise, it was time to pack. We said goodbye to our new friends and headed towards the interior of the country. The famous Huasteca Potosina was waiting for us.<\/p>\n