The chaos all began in the Calgary airport as 20 skateboarders from across Canada met to fly to Mazatlan. We gathered up over 100 skateboards and other various equipment to bring down with us to leave with the locals. It was indeed madness, but Westjet came through and got us on the plane without paying for any extra baggage or over weight bags. What a blessing that was for us. The plane ride was surprisingly quiet. And at the end of it we even received a compliment from a lady on the plane, saying that we were the most polite skateboarders she had ever met. We got off the plane and were met by
a blast of warm humid air, we were in Mexico. The kids were really excited, for some of them it was their first trip outside of Canada. They had no idea what was in store for them.
Our first day in Mexico was quiet as we learned the ropes of life at the YWAM base in Mazatlan and rolled around on our skateboards to explore our surroundings a little bit. It was overload for some of the kids as they were immersed into a culture and language they did not know. That night we went out and skateboarded the streets of Mazatlan, meeting a bunch of local skateboarders and enjoying the cooler temperatures. It was a crazy first day but we made it there in one piece and we were all excited to be there.
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