Lobitos

It´s a little different being a travelling surfer, rather that a regular gringo traveller. When you´re chasing waves and not tourist attractions, you find yourself in some pretty random places.

Take Lobitos for example - one of the best and most consistent waves in Peru, (though it was small the 2 days I was there) it is located in the shadow of an oil field. While the beach here is clean and the water clear by Peruvian standards, it really is one pretty ugly place otherwise. It was originally a BP oil field where a bunch of Brits lived and worked. Then about 10 years ago the Peruvians got a bit stressed out, sent in the army to kick out the poms and took over the operation of the oil field.

Since then, not one cent has been spent on the place, and the only people left living in town are travelling surfers who don´t own tents and a few extremely poor peruvians.

My travel companions head back from checking the surf to the dodgiest digs in Peru.

A typical building in town. Termites are finishing off what the looters left behind.

The waves break in the shadow of oil rigs....