We drove through the night and arrived at first light exhausted. After settling in it was surf time for those able to stay awake....which was all the surfers.
Punta de Lobos is a world class left hand point and the reason most foreigners come here. It was dead glassy 5-7' and sunny with 300m rides! Easily enough motivation to wake any surfer. However, one has to negotiate one of the worlds sketchiest jump offs and a few of us got rolled into the rocks.
Jet-lagged and now surfed out we ate and then returned. The surf had picked up double the size! It was now terrifying and four of us paddled out whilst the others wisely stayed on the point. We watched Chile's premier big wave rider Ramon Navarro charge waves the size of buildings on a specialized 9'6" board. Meanwhile our own froth grom "Lachie" Lachlan was taking it on with his 6'6", big effort for 18! His booger bro Ben was amazing as well. Older but wiser BD and mitch took our time in the channel and the best part of the surf was getting in alive.
A late dinner and then meetings had us in bed by 10pm. Day one done and totally exhausted.
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