"We're Up All Night to Got Lucky"

So the lyrics weren't perfect but the local band's great vocals, raw enthusiasm and reggae spin on American pop songs actually gave the reinterpreted lyrics an endearing twist. It was some local's last night in town and the Montanita Brewing Company that had been so quiet the previous five nights was packed with people grooving to everything from Bob Marley to Daft Punk to Red Hot Chili Peppers' covers. I'm not one to dance but even I might have bobbed my head along to "Get Down On It" by Kool and the Gang. This was the second microbrewery of the trip and they actually made a great IPA and killer sushi about 50 feet from my hostel so I ended up eating there every single night.

Not too many places you can drink beer straight from the source with your feet in the sand...

The beach gets pretty hectic here, especially on the weekends. You can rent pre-set chairs and umbrellas for a couple bucks while ceviche carts come by to serve fresh seafood, sandwiches and cold beer. I'll bet some of those miserable looking parents at La Jolla Shores dragging 5 chairs, a huge cooler, and a wagon full of toys, kids whining behind them would really go for this...

Even the birds come into town for the weekend...

During my stay, a Swiss guy I became friends with wrote an unfavorable review of the hostel (and continued to stay there after we told him to delete it, which he didn't) so the owners were on edge the last couple days, confronting everyone. As I checked out, they had me sit down behind their open computer to read the review while interrogating me about who wrote it and if I agreed with it. I did my best not to laugh and shrugged on my way out.

A damn good view, semi-constant hot water, one power outage and two ceiling fans... Not the Ritz but I'll take it!