I will be traveling to Playa Del Carmen in July and was curious if there are any places to get a pull nearby or if there are any decent surf spots within traveling distance. I've done some i-net research on the surfing and it sounds like some of the spots have some pretty aggressive locals who like to vandalize cars and such.
Any advice from you guys would be greatly appreciated.
I don't know anything about the place but if you have common etiquette surfing, you really shouldn't have a problem anywhere. Just stay away from the good and crowded spots if you aren't that competent of a surfer.
I've been and I didn't see much for waves or see anybody that I would want pulling me around behind a boat. As far as common etiquette, it's Mexico, that doesn't really apply.
That means when I was in Playa Del Carmen I didn't see any waves you could surf and I didn't see anything that remotely resembled a ski boat or anyone that I would trust to pull me around behind one. As far as the common etiquette, if you've ever been to Mexico you will probably know what I mean. You are a tourist gringo to them, they don't care about surfer etiquette.
Thanks for the info guys. I might just bag the idea of riding or surfing and just make sure that I do plenty of 12 ounce curls. I also plan to do alot of snorkeling and maybe hit up Cozumel and Akumal.
There was a place either next door or just a few doors down from Senor Frog's in Playa Del Carmen that had buckets of 6 Modelos and a hugo plate of nachos for like $4usd. They were ready to kick us out. I dont rememeber the name but the bar stools hung from the ceiling.
Check out Chen Rio on the back side of cozmel eat lobster and drink all day fro 30 bucks US looks bad but my wife and I ate there three different times no tourist it was killer also good surf just north of it on the windward side.
ive been in the royal porto real hotel in playa del carmen, last year this place is so calm that i dont think that a spider could surf in a wake down there btu fun place to be
There are 2 swing bars in downtown, one smaller on the main strip & one around the corner called the Blue Parrot I believe. Downtown really jumps off on FRI & SAT nights, basically a more adult version of Cancun.