Just got back from a trip to Rincon and the tension was worse than ever. A tourista dropped in on one of the locals and then mouthed off to him. So the local paddled over and punched the tourist and told him to get out of the water and not come back. When the vacationer refused the local said he was going to come back out and he better not be in the water when he gets there. The local paddled in to the shore and went to his car and switched out his short board for a long board. Then he came paddling back out to the line up and pulled out a selfie stick with the end cracked off and a hook on it. He was swinging it and chasing the tourist out of the line up back to the shore yelling at him. Bad vibes down there in the water.
Bringing aggro to La Isla del Encanto is a no no. Touristo *** deserved it. I being a gringo woulda helped the local.
Ah....home, sweet, home!!! This could be the start of something good!! It was only a matter of time.......
I'm surprise actually, never seen anything like this happen when I've been down there. Not saying it can't or doesn't happen, but i'm curious how serious this story is.
Seen it recently before, on the beach. As you know, there are a lot of loose dogs around (they are called "satos" by locals). An American surfer exited the water, stepped on the tail of a sleeping dog. The dog turned and nipped him. The surfer picked the dog up and slammed the dog down on the shoreline reef; then he repeated the slam. All the locals (hispanics, not the "mericans living there) jumped the guy and beat the **** out of him, deservedly so. Sent him to the hospital with a few lacerations.
Right in front of the sea grape trees at Marias. BTW, most of the hispanics hate the Calypso; they see it as a gathering point for american surfing tourists. They call the place "La Mierda".......
I usually see their dog down there trying to get all the male dogs to f*ck her lol Probably one of those other dogs, but yeah, that guy deserved it for doing all that. I'm sure the local hispanics don't like the tourist traps anymore than we do here, ya know? We always make friends with the locals wherever we go though, I guess it all depends how you carry yourself.
True, being polite to those who are leary of us is the right thing to do. I am lucky--because I grew up there, I learned spanish on the streets; it helps me a lot (even in Costa Rica, despite small difference in accent). The disposition changes in PR the minute I speak to them in their "speak". I wish I knew hawaiian, Malaysian, Indonesian, etc, etc.....
I know very little spanish, more like spanglish, my wife is nearly fluent and has more of a spanish look to her (she's Honduran, Native Indian, Black, & White) so I lean on her when I don't know what is being said. I get a little better each time down. Rusty day one but by the end of the stay i'm speaking it pretty good lol
This is a 100% true story, I saw it happen about 50 feet away from me. It was very loud and everyone in the crowded lineup saw what happened. Even the other locals said they have never seen anything that bad happen in the water.
