September 19th, 2018

Somewhere in Nicaragua

I am going to have to apologize in advance here, as all the waves were working like a machine and they were all breaking almost the same every time; so, sorry for the repetitive nature of todays shack-fest!

Offshores blowing, sometimes even going to sheet glass at times.

Todays lucky few were certainly L U C K Y !

For me this is the perfect size to just play… all day long!

For the most part, it was all about the rights. But them Lefts were looking pretty sick too!

Good to see Lindsey (the only female surfer out today btw) out there catching some crystal clear blue perfect 4 foot waves.

It might not have been big today, but they were little freight train machines. Perfect little Choo-Choo’s! Just don’t get caught off guard and get de-railed.

This picture exemplifies every reason why I absolutely LOVE the surf in September.

TR loves this time too, as you can clearly see. Much like his normal daily work-flow, his view is a lot better than ours here on this little gem.

Get up, stand up, upside down for your rights!!! Really, I would be doing one handed pushups too (if I could).

It looks like today was a great workout day. Hey Colin, you have a little monkey on your back!!!

From hand stands to pushups, to water sprints. As you can see we like to stay fit here in Nicaragua, all while teaching the kiddos about a healthy lifestyle around the surf. Life is good!!

Let me rephrase that…. Life if REALLY REALLY GOOD!! How do you like these conditions?

Seriously, I think there were only about 6 or 7 people out.

Which meant that if you didn’t make your wave(s)… two things. You were just being lazy out there today, or you knew you didn’t have to go bonkers waiting for waves since these things were roping through every few minutes.

Matter of fact, I asked Lesther and Jeison if they were going to grab their boards and they said, nahhh… we’ll be back around 1…. when it gets better! Hahaha and if you know these two guys, they’re dead serious.

So there you have it… this was our less than ideal time to surf today. Which is probably true. It was high tide.

You might be thinking to yourself… I’d take these kinds of waves any day over my normal waves I surf at my home break.

Either way, every surf spot has it’s moments, we all know this. Even yours’ back home.  Our spot is just a tad bit more consistent is all.

Here’s a funny perspective for you… the fishing lineup was more crowded than the surfing lineup. Hmmmm??

It’s always great to see my fellow lensmen out there enjoying what we have to miss most of the year…

Sacrificing our bodies…..

our expensive camera gear…

knowing that we would much rather capture someone else getting possibly the best waves of their lives.

Or as we passionately like to call it…. “Taking one for the Team”!

I wasn’t taking for for the team today. I was honored to personally see and capture my friend and legendary photographer Tony Roberts putting his years of surfing knowledge to rail and tube time for me and my camera. Yewwwwww TR!!! Ripppppping!!!

If you every walk away from any of my silly surf reports, I hope you have gathered one of the most important messages I try to implement into my words and captions… surfing is the best cure for happiness, if you allow it! Smile and be happy mis amigos.  🙂  Buenas noches, nos vemos mañana ~