October 23rd, 2005
Somewhere in Nicaragua
Check it out – more of the same junky surf today so we decided to blow it off and go catch some shrimp. It was super low tide, usually a good time to go upstream and find them. Here is a shot of the beach out front – there is a wave here at times, just not today.
I california, you wouldn’t think about going on a half day hike without specialized shoes, a camelback filled with water and pockets filled with he latest power bars. Down here we just put on our flip-flops, grabbed a bottle of water and went. Here is Roberto and Edwin, showing me how to find the shrimp.
Here is a picture of the elusive “Nicaraguan Blue Crawdad”, in it’s native environment. It’s the national crustacion, but not a protected species. Roberto says they taste really good.
Yes, we caught him…and let him go afterwards because he was too small to eat.
and our prize catches of the day – these two monsters. (it you hold them close to the camera they look bigger). All together, we caught 4 shrimp – one for each of us and then one extra. At least we got some good excercise. So, hurricane Wilma is moving away from us and it looks like there might finally be a change in the weather coming in the next few days. Stay tuned.
RECENT REPORTS
Hello Tuesday, I checked Colorado in the morning hoping the new swell was going to be showing, but didn’t see much happening yet. So decided to check Panga drops up the beach our local swell magnet. @tonyzphotos reporting.
Hello Monday, we had some rain overnight and some on and off drizzle during the day. This has been making for light winds and a relief from the heat. @tonyzphotos reporting.
Happy Sunday and Father’s Day to all the papas out there. We have some inconsistent surf in the waist to shoulder high range. @tonyzphotos reporting.