I remember back when I first went to indo and some of the other countries you’ve covered. This info is really useful for any traveller.

Kalbarri, Western Australia, Jakes Point is a wave that the locals hog, back in the seventies it had a good vibe, with no local surfers except for Craig Howe. He was the first surfer to live there, over the years surfers from all over Australia gradually took up residence, these imports mainly from Queensland started to act like they owned the place from about the mid 1980's. Now they have kids who surf [ there's a lot called Jake ] these guys are total wave hogs. Most of them have the place wired, combine that with a narrow take off zone that's difficult and dredging, it's hard to get a good wave. There was a time when the waves were shared, those days, sadly are gone.

Hey, appreciate the solid info, you travel like the most of us, power on. Whats your favorite Central American country so far?

Montanita is the twin surf town with Mancora in Peru. Mostly a major party scene. The waves are better in Mancora. Be careful in Guayaquil. Sketchy.

I went to Trujillo once and randomly got laid with a local girl. Then I went to Mancora and scored clean coke for $6/gram.

thanks 'dan, you forgot some spots in california', pv', ranch, and others', and ocs well known trestles' in the 70s . if your a non local show respect, you will get waves', peace

Fun story surfing Raglan New Zealand, .... It was a nice slightly over head mellow day, very fun waves and a friendly good vibe in the water. I was riding a longboard so didn't have any problem catching waves, no snaking or anything just enjoying the whole session when this guy paddles up to me and starts in with "Hey, stop being a wave hog!!" I was taken aback because I was just catching a few here and there, nothing too aggro. Then found out he wasn't a local, the guy was from New Jersey!!!! SMH, sheesh.

Dan, In my time surfers would do almost anything to avoid getting a real job and keep surfin', most of them illegal. Even if you have to ride chicken buses and sleep in $10/night hostels you are living the surfer's dream. I've chased that rainbow for most of my 70 y/o life and never regretted a minute of it.

Nah if there’s tons of uncrowded spots why paddle out where it’s crowded, especially if your not from there. Don’t be a sheep

Palos Verdes California, home of surfing and then calling the windshield replacement company lol, brutal locals, off to Ventura, really cool surfers...

How is the wifi reliability in popoyo if a remote worker wants to stay or live there?

Nice visions; I like the mix of vlog style & info as well!

You need to do body building dude

Chile?? If you had trouble in Chile you did something wrong. I found it to be the most welcoming place

Dan thanks for all your detailed info on showing us where it’s not worth going 😊

hi dan first of all thank you for your videos which really make you want to go on a surf trip! I'm planning to take a surf trip to El Salvador in August, I saw that it was the rainy season at that time. When did you leave and how long did you stay? Thanks in advance for the response, Antoine

That guy totally ripped you off 😂, gringo! Been there a couple times and it was triple that plus close out.

Chicama is awesome. Defo had the longest waves of my life there.

TOWANDAKA Newquay, heavyyy locals at the best straight hander in the world

You forgot 90% of new york and new jersey

So, I'm just gona stick to Indo then.

What time of the year were you here??

Yes unfortunately Nica is definitely over rated. The majority of the spots offer very short rides. Waves closeout very fast as Dan confirmed. With all the new surf camps it has gone extremely crowded. The majority are beginners with no knowledge of surf etiquette. It used to be a paradise because no one was there. But now it has gotten impossible to catch good waves

Be careful surfing low tide in lembongan. Cut my foot very badly at shipwrecks at mid-tide. Needed stitches got badly infected

I was there in 2010, you gave a accurate description, everything is the same except crowds, it was empty back then

Good video, nails what i felt about the boom on point, keep it up 🤙

I was in Morocco for 2 weeks last month and had no problems. We had a car and were off the beaten track, but we gave the local groms lifts from the beach to village every day, gave them some gear, locals were telling us the best tides for each spot etc. Sometimes they asked for some wax, occasional surf instructor a bit greedy in the water but other than that was cool. Also found when it was bigger but say a bit choppy, then pretty empty. Ideal for us from Scotland where seldom super clean anyway. But I think you need to be prepared to get away from organised groups or surfcamps if you wanna avoid the crowds there. The only aggression was driving in Agadir at rush hour, that's way scarier than anything in the water 😅

Pro Tip, don't bring your camera gear to Kauai.

Dan is the man!!

Rad vids Dan

Most beachies - even the best are semi fickle at best, sometimes the banks just form and it will pump for a few weeks straight, other times they just dont want to play the game. I guess thats part of what makes scoring perfect beach breaks so good - add to that you can take off on the craziest shallowest tubes without the reef factor 🤙

Another great episode bro! BTW: I am not a fan of the hand bang transitions tho! I think they are dated and jarring ... and looks unprofessional - your content is excellent so deserves better. Thanks Dan - happy travels! 😎👌🌴

Haha those chicken buses good if ya can get them as ya don’t have to haggle price. Travel in Central America is hard work if you got to haggle. This took me straight back. You definitely need some Spanish eh.

Dude. Is there ANYWHERE warm in the fucking world that’s not FUCKING CROWDED ANYMORE?!!!! FUUUUUUUCKCKCKCK!!!!!!!!!

Excellent video and insight Dan 👍

Looking forward for your El Salvador video

You are way off, San Clemente only have a couple spots and its crowded and the waves are not in town ,same with Ericera you need to drive a car, Coolingata nand you miss going to Punta Hermosa Lima Peru

Would you consider the boom a better place to stay and focus on surfing mainly then popoyo? Waves wise and crowd wise

Dan, love your videos and commentary. Inspired to get back on the path! Your series is pretty much spot on from my experiences in Nica and Sal a few years back. I assume Nica and CA in general are still suffering from drought. The lack of fresh sand kills the beachies and its been dry there for 10 years now. Try to get a boat to the left reef break back south,,,you know the one...We caught a boat from Santana If you get it with any size you will replenish your stoke supply. There is an epic surf camp in front of the break too but its not cheap. Boom is gnarly with any size. Undertow is formidable...the left point south is interesting but seemed really sharky due to the river mouth...Looking forward to your next spot, send home for money so we can keep your vids going!

As always good work Dan

You’re surfing is getting better and better-nice work-enjoy!!

Great video dude! Keep it up 🤙

Expensive bike hire!

Fortunately I can remember when most of Central America was unpopulated early eighties into the nineties is when it started to be known as La Costa Gringo and has been going downhill for finding uncrowded spots and over development which was great for locals but bad for the environment and infrastructure never kept up with the times Always appreciate and enjoy your content my friend Be well and Safe travels Dan the Man 👍🤙🏻

I HAVE JAGGED LAVA ROCK SHORELINES IN HAWAII TO SHIT ANYONE DOWN!

Dan, love the vids. Heading down again for a couple weeks at end of June into July. Did you bring a hybrid fish down this trip? I usually use it on extended stays for certain days.

Why would we want to get there if it’s no good?

I surfed Portugal and France years ago. No problems at all.Seemed very friendly and good fun waves.

The other place that wasn't mentioned is Mauritius,Think they call them the white shorts gang,has anyone you know had experiences over there?

Epic surfing Is it safe for digital nomad? Computer and ipad with me and im anxious from thief so i would like to hear your opinion 🙏