Don't Forget The Simple Moments

How I learned to love surfshacks and the barefoot life

My friend’s inspirational makeshift surfshack in Pichilemu, Chile, with a view of the Pacific Ocean. Photo: Per Håkansson.

I’ve lived in a lot of beach shacks over the years. One of the first was in Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca, Mexico. I had heard great things about this surf town when I was living in Mexico City and during one summer I flew there regularly during the rain season (in the city) and stayed at a small little shack close to the beach that had everything I needed.