El Tunco (surf beach), El Salvador

Just a 2-day-break in my long journey from León - Nicaragua to Antigua - Guatemala!
Was not planned. I left León at 2.30am in a shuttle (safer, faster and more confortable). On the way, the driver tells me that we stop  briefly at El Tunco to drop 2 passengers and take 3 more.  I ask about El Tunco and it sounds like a nice place to relax for 2 days! So I divide my trip in 2. The shuttle will pick me up here in 2 days to continue the journey.

The beach is not a white sandy beach where you can lay down your towel and simply sun bathe. It s a stone beach. The Pacific waves are pretty strong, perfect for the American/Australian crowd that comes here to surf. To swim, it s more complicated and sporty. 

Prices are pretty high on my backpacker scale. Food in restaurants costs a fortune.

However! the landscape is amazing, the sound of the waves so relaxing, I sleep in a cheap hostel 60 feets from the beach, with an open kitchen. I pay US$ 7 a night! (Very convenient that salvador uses dollars! I happen to travel with some of those green bills). I can make myself salads, and buy fresh fruits for breakfast. Free wifi of course, and free water!

 I found two relaxing chairs in front of a hotel that no one uses and it doesn't seem to bother anyone that I use one freely for hours! Yeay! 

Culinary wise, I tried a salvadorian dish that I will find again in Guatemala, el pupusa.  A sort of arepa. A really good tortilla filled with melted cheese and frijoles or cheese and chicken, served with cabbage salad.

Also, the local people I met here are really friendly! The oyster guy, the nuts vendor, Juanita the cleaning lady... If the country was not supposedly that dangerous (really bad reputation), I would love to see more of it! Maybe one day...