With almost two hundred miles of Pacific coastline, El Salvador has plenty of great beaches. El Tunco is one of them, best known for its consistent waves which make it a popular surfing spot.
During the weekend, El Tunco is packed with tourists and locals, but during the week it's pretty quiet. Occasionally, a woman will walk down the beach selling sweets and there may be one or two guys selling jewelry, but tourists are generally left alone to enjoy the waves and sun.
You know how it doesn't matter how hot it is, you always get a cold chill when you first set foot in the ocean? Not so at El Tunco! The water is surprisingly warm and yet still a refreshing break from the relentless sun.
As it's less than forty five minutes from the capital, El Tunco is easy to reach.
By the time I got around to setting up a surf lesson, the waves had grown far too big for a beginner like me. In fact, for a day or so, the waves were so unusually strong that very few surfers managed to have much success and hardly anyone went in the water to splash around because the undertow was so powerful.
But the weather was perfect and the sunsets were gorgeous, so in the end there was nothing to be upset over.
