This is the main house at the surf camp where we ate breakfast and hung out.

The bungalows on the hill above the main house each had front porches like this.

Alvaro is the surfing instructor. His son has already been out on the board with him.

Cooking our impromptu Thanksgiving feast was a group effort.

Carving the Thanksgiving turkey with Joice, Alvaro's wife. She runs the joint and is awesome.

Joice and Alvaro are compulsive puppy-rescuers.

Puppies aren't the only animals around.

Good surfing shots are remarkably hard to take with pocket digital cameras, but I like this one.

The waves always look smaller in the photos (really) but this should give you some sense of scale.

The best action shot of the bunch.

The posse (sans Kate & me). The two guys in front are Alvaro's friends and co-instructors, Ronnie and Gustavo.

All in all it was a rough trip. Kate, on the right, is proof that "You surf like a girl from New York City" is in fact a compliment.