1966 saw the Swami’s Surfing Association set out on its first
international surf trip and what was probably the first organized
surfing surfari into Mexico.
The destination was San Blas in the state of Nayarit and the long lined up waves of Matanchen Bay.
Club administrator Shirley Bernard pulled off the impossible, not
only securing a first class train car for the initial leg of the journey
but also by filling up the required quota of seats by adding three
members of the Windansea surf club along with a couple of co-eds from
one of the local colleges.
With the required headcount assembled, boards were loaded onto a
trailer and the crew was off to Mexicali where they boarded the train.
This step was not without incident however as two train cars had to
be de-coupled in order to get the boards loaded, as they were too long
to maneuver up the companionways. Once onboard a treat that didn’t
escape the 17 to 20 year olds was the presence of young kids strolling
the passages carrying baskets of glistening Corona beer for 25c a
bottle.
It’s safe to assume that after the expedition was over this minor detail was never divulged to inquisitive parents.
It was 36 hours to the plateau town of Topek from which a ...more
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