We took an overnight bus to Puerto Escondido, and it’s now our first day of homeschooling at the beach! We’re going to start with half-days so we can maximize ocean time. The gringo scene here is even more extreme than in Oaxaca city, with all the surfers and MTV-reality-show-looking Europeans. When did this happen here? The wedding Christopher and I met at was 18 years ago, and we drove to this beautiful, sleepy coast in ramshackle vans, to find a pristine, truly “hidden port” (what Puerto Escondido means in Spanish). It’s not Cancun level yet, but it’s pretty nuts. The funniest part for me is my gringo kids, who keep saying loudly, in front of other gringos, “There are so many gringos here!!!”
10/23/23
