Laser Wolf: September 2009

Monday, September 28, 2009

day 7

day 7 started out a little slow. Pat and I played Monopoly (surfing edition) last night and had a few stiff rum drinks. once i rolled out of bed and had some coffee and a snack i wandered down to the beach.(Pat was still resting up...) The tide was still high and the waves were fun, offshore and about chest high. (again) i also got to meet some of the local wildlife up close and personal. I think I found the only two jellyfish in the water. they tagged me pretty good so i took a break, and walked up the hill from hell to the house to get a different board.

Once back at the beach i surfed a bit longer and better with the new board, there were only 5 people out including me the whole time. i hung out after that with Jorvin at the taco stand and pretty much just chilled at the beach for the remainder of the day.

Pat never made it down while i was there, but went for an evening session when i got back to the house. Im about to cook up some dinner so here are a few pics, until next time...

Adios.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

day 6

Hola!

we went into town today to watch a baseball game(san jan del sur). i guess it was the red vs. the blue, because i have no idea which team was which. anyway we got there by the beach shuttle, which, no offence, must have been designed by a woman because it's a ball breaker. talk about a bumpy ride! anyway it was cheap,50 cordoba which is like $2.50.

At the game Pat got a bag of meat with some plantain chips and some sort of cole slaw for like $2 and the beers were about 50 cents each, which is pretty nice.

we watched the game for about 2 hours and I think the blue team won, but who knows, there is no score-board, just a guy writing all of the stats down in a notebbok.

after that we jmped in a taxi for about a dollar back to the center of town and tried to go by our friends' surf shop but it was closed. so we ate at restraunt on the beach. the food kinda sucked, but you can get a half liter of flor de cana a bucket of ice and a bottle of soda (or in our case a bottle of club soda) and some limes for $150 cordoba which is about $7. this was the first bad food ive had here, it was tasty but the shrimp were just way overcooked.

after that we got another taxi back home and surfed for an hour before dark. it was about waist to chest high, clean but closing out a bit. i got 3 pretty fun waves and a few dumpers, but it was fun.

here are some photos... enjoy!

Saturday, September 26, 2009

day 5

hi,

had a great day today. i woke up and had some coffee and cookies and yogurt then went down for a surf. the waves were chest high with some bigger sets and only a few people were in the water again. i took a break after that and Pat joined me at the beach. he surfed for a bit while i rested.

I went out again at low tide and got a few fun one's but it was mostly closing out with the tide being so low( i did get a pretty good turn off a nice right that came through though) i had some fish tacos and chilled before heading back to the house to walk the dogs.

after they were walked i went back down to snap a few photos of the sunset and ran into a guy i met last trip named J.C. he opened a surf shop in town, which i plan to visit tomorrow. we are going to get up and catch a ride into town on the shuttle and try and go to a baseball game. i didnt know this but baseball has been in Nicaragua longer than in the US. weird huh? i always thought it was americas past-time, i guess they meant central america.

anyway, enjoy some photos of the moon and sunset, i hope everyone is well back home...

Moonset? now with lunar flare!

sunset

playa madera panorama

Friday, September 25, 2009

day 3 and 4

mellow day yesterday. i surfed for a couple hours with 3 other people out. it was chest to shoulder high and clean. today we went to town to get a few things. we ate lunch at the house then i surfed again with 4 other people for a few hours, chest high plus and offshore. that make 4 days in a row that i surfed... im going for 21. we ate dinner on the beach at the little stand and had some awesome fish tacos.

Ive been taking a few photos with my minolta and lomo cameras,(bothe are 35mm film) so i dont have much to post. i will add them all to my flickr once i get home and get them developed.

im going to try and surf early and bring the camera so ill have some photo updates soon.

i hope all is well in Florida.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Nica day 1 and 2

So, we made it safely to Nicaragua. The flight was good and Marc picked us up from the airport, which saved us $100 on a taxi ride to Madera. it took a bit longer to get to the beach this time because we had to make a few stops so Marc could take care of a few things. It was nice to be able to see a bit more of Managua and we got to get our groceries at a bigger market than last time. $1 for a 6 pack of cervesa Tona by the way, and about $6 for a liter of Flor De Cana rum.)

we got to our house (the Buena Vista Surf Club) just before 5pm and were able to catch a few waves before dark. it was chest to about 2 feet overhead and glassy, no wind at all. we were also the only people in the water. It was a nice way to end the day for sure.

yesterday, day two, we surfed in the morning with Marc and Marielle before they left on their vacation. again it was about chest high with some bigger sets and clean. we came back to the house to get the lowdown on our duties as the dog watchers/house-sitters and had some lunch. we waited out the low tide after that and just got settled at the house and sweated for a few hours. It takes a few days to get used to the heat. then hit the beach at high tide again. it was another fun session, chest to head high and clean.

we also ran into some friends we made last time we were here that run the concession on the beach. I swear i will remember the guys name before we leave. i feel bad but i cant pronounce it so its hard to remember. we will most likely eat lunch down there today and hang out for awhile then surf the incoming tide. the waves look smaller today, about chest high. no wind... (sucks right? ha!)

any-who, stay tuned for more updates and photos. here are some for now...

Morning coffee on the deck...