Staying hydrated while waiting for our bus back from Las Varas – our driver was taking a break for some tacos
Each surf trip to La Caleta and back to Chacala by dinghy burns a little bit of gas, and after almost a week of surfing we were starting to run low on fuel. Chacala isn’t big enough to merit it’s own gas station, so we needed to figure out another option.
We asked around town for fresh flour tortillas – we were directed the this house where a woman made a fresh batch for us in her kitchen while we waited
The closest fuel station to Chacala is located in the town of Las Varas, about 5 miles inland. It’s too far to walk, so we pulled the fuel tank out of the dinghy, paid our 20 pesos each, and hopped onto the Collectivo, a small local “bus” that is actually a minivan. We shared space on the way into Las Varas with a woman that carried a very heavy five gallon bucket filled with something – when we arrived Mike helped her put it back on her head before she walked off into town. On the way back to Chacala, we took a small detour so that some coconut salesmen could load about 50 fresh coconuts into the back of the van to be sold on the beach.
Hiking through the jungle to reach a caldera overlooking Chacala
Aside from half of a day dedicated to procuring 3 gallons of gas, we spent our post-surf afternoons hiking in the hills, enjoying food and drinks on the beach, and of course tackling a few maintenance items on the boat. Life is good!
