The true multi-cultural surf team hits Lobitos

So if you going to make some surf buddies, wheres the best place go? Backline of course. It is here we managed to gather the first multi-cultural surf group from the four western continents (USA, South American, European & Africa) . Marc is from Oregon, Christen from Austria and Walter is the local dude. We were looking for a less crowded place. This turned out to be a place called Lobitos. It has five world class breaks surrounded by a ghost town. The team rose before the sun, made our way through the remains of the beach party upto the departure point outside the only surfshop in town. The sun rose as we were driving through the desert along the coast. We spotted a couple of guilas and sojos (eagle and desert fox) but otherwise it was very barren. The ruggedness and stillness made the road trip on its own a very cool experience and one I will not forget. The guru from South America, hit one of the most hectic barrels I have ever wittnessed, while the less experienced headed for a secret spot on some Military Land to the south of this. Before we could get in the water though we needed to obtain permission from the commando captain, which I found pretty funny and daunting. The early morning rise and run in with the Peruvian Military turned out to pay dividends though, as we shared the waves with the fish and birds. It was all we could have hoped for although we are still getting rid of some cobweds in out techniques and may not have done the olas as much justice as they deserved. The next trip is to the holy grail of spots Chicama. I'm nervous with excitement already.