San Juan Del Sur

I wandered about the small town, sitting on the black beach and wondering what was so special about the place. I had only gone there to see the baby turtles hatching in the nearby national park, but there were never enough people who signed on to the tour that I left disappointed.

But as a consolation, I took a shuttle from the hostel to Playa Madera and spent the day on the gorgeous beach there. The majority of the surfers used the main beach (quite flat that day), while swimmers crossed over the layered rocks to a section where water was clear, green and so calm you just float on it, without fearing a wave would crash over you.

As the tide came in, the waves became larger and some decent surfing action could be seen. Soon, we were treated to a beautiful sunset over the horizon before the shuttle returned.