Road To Solitude

02/05/2021 - 10:48
A film by Isaac Zoller

Featuring Nate Zoller
Presented by Neon Wave & Roark

 

It was the beginning of fall and Mexico had just lifted its travel ban to the world.

The first swell I saw I scheduled a trip down to Puerto Escondido to chase some big walls of water on my brand new 8-foot gun. Everything was booked; 2 weeks in paradise where I would push myself and hopefully come back with some great memories and fresh footage.

But 2020 had other plans.

Just two days before our flight left for Mexico, I got word from my friend in Puerto that the wave would be shut down until after Dia de los Muertos in November.

The police put yellow tape up and everything.

Evading cops patrolling the beach for gringo surfers didn’t sound worth the hassle.

We would have to pivot our plans and figure out another stretch of coast to sneak off to.....

The adventure continues on thisisneonwave.com