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<\/a>That being said Monta\u00f1ita\u00a0 is still a great spot where travelers and locals depend on each other and mix and mingle as well as any tourist town I\u2019ve seen.<\/p>\n But the real reason to come here is the waves. Now I\u2019m not a huge surfer by any stretch but the waves in Monta\u00f1ita are legendary. The edge of the beach at the Point is where the big monster waves are, but given my surfing experience (basically none); we decided it best if I sought the services of a professional.<\/p>\n We headed over to the Balsa Surf Shop and one of the best surfers in town, Eusebio Rodriguez \u00a0agreed to give me a lesson. Eusebio is not only a great surfer; he\u2019s a good teacher.<\/p>\n He insisted I stick to the baby waves, not the big daddy waves I naively wanted to try. In the end, I listened to Eusebio and got up on my first try. From there on it was a constant battle to stay upright and to remember all the techniques Eusebio taught me until I eventually tired out and called it a day.<\/p>\n Once back on land I accidentally dropped the surfboard on my foot and bled like a stuck pig. But that didn\u2019t damper my producer\u2019s enthusiasm. He ignored the injury and insisted on getting his \u201cintro\u201d and \u201coutro\u201d so I gave it to him.<\/p>\n Monta\u00f1ita<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Later that night we sampled a little bit of the Monta\u00f1ita nightlife but nothing too crazy or ridiculous. I was exhausted from surfing and a work out at the local gym aptly named \u201cSurf and Gym\u201d and called it an early night.<\/p>\n We went to sleep to the lovely sounds of waves crashing in surf and the decidedly less lovely sounds of reggaeton and electronic music spilling from one of the discos in town.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n