December 1st, 2018

Somewhere in Nicaragua

I actually arrived at the beach around 2:30pm. I was hoping to beat the tide before it dropped too far, but I was too late. The only thing going on with the super low tide was some fishing…

And only one surfer out. Mi Amigo Dario with the whole entire lineup, scratch that, the entire bay of Hacienda Iguana, all to himself.

I decided to park it under a nice shady tree and take a little much needed siesta until around 4pm, since I knew the conditions would improve.

Sure enough, my instincts were right!

Tony Z made the tardy afternoon paddle out, since he knows this place just as well.

Phi Louuuuu doing his best A.I. no hands drop in impersonation on a beautiful emerald green Nica cylinder.

December 1st and this is the place that usually should be flat right about now.

But nope…. its still pumping in 2018!

April isn’t the only tax time, Nica has taxes all year around.

Don’t worry Mr. Reef up north, Colorados will shut down soon enough and you will have all of your glory for the next few months as scheduled. Sorta. Not as long as these southern swells keep providing the way they have been.

I could easily pull any shot from my archives and do a side by side comparison with this photo and a similar photo from April to July and you would never be able to tell the difference. The magic is that this is in December, with only about 5 people out.

Dropping into a wave under the lips get’s 1000 extra bonus points, ALWAYS!

Rutci is saying to herself right about here…. “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas”!!!

Zac with maybe one of his last big “Zak Attack Lip Smacks”, before he ventures on to start the new chapter in his life with his family after living here in Nica for many years. Good luck with the new journey amigo!

This grom is one of the luckiest groms on the planet right now. Scoring a mysto swell like this in December is like winning a lotto ticket, except he doesn’t have to be over 18 to get this winning ticket!

Mini Nias nuggets in Nica-Land, YES, PLEASE!!!

Papi, with a snap to match his infectious smile every single day. Yeahhhh Duuuuude!!!!!

Even though the low tide was still pretty out there (see the below sea level drainage going on here) I can only hope/imagine tomorrow will be just as good on the higher tide early on in the day. XX Crossing fingers!!!

Alley-oops aren’t juts for kids.

As the sun began to fade, the lineup still only had about 5 people out. Mystery surfer dude racing to get his last barrel of the day.

I can only surmise that a paddlers foot may have created this little chandelier for this tube hound. Either way, he managed to break on through to the other side!!

If you recollect, this is the exact same position Laird took on his groundbreaking Millennium wave at Teahupoo. Ok, I know there’s no comparison to the size, but the stance still looks just as cool on any wave.

Late late afternoon runner before the camera goes back into the bag and I write these words and hit enter for you all to see how today went!

Hope you all had a great Saturday. What little amigos that are here sure did!!! Stop on by tomorrow for Sunday Funday and see what we end up having on tap for waves. Lets keep this thing rolling shall we..?!?!?! Buenas noches ~