The barometer and thermometer have both been ticking upwards little by little each day. Summer is bearing down upon us and mark my words: one month from today, the big mass of gathering clouds will open up and all hell will break loose, ushering in the much needed rainy season.
With the onset (actually more of an onslaught) of summer comes a change in the direction of the swells. Summer is the time of the southern swell as the storms in Antarctica whip up heavy wind patterns and splash them across the west coast of the americas, Mexico being a prime central location. Unfortunately, Puerto Vallarta is sheltered by a large bay, that dampens the direct force of waves as seen in other areas like Puerto Escondido, but I’d like to think that it makes for a kindler, gentler surf population and a great place to learn to surf.
We are getting the first of these southern-summer swells. And we be enjoying it like nobody’s business. And since the beginning of summer also conveniently coincides with the first major stretches of a slumbering low-season, the crew have all suddenly found themselves with a bit more free time.
Oh, how convenient.
