Category Archives: Surf Life Nicaragua

Two weeks in and time has slowed down. We’ve settled into a routine of chores.Living takes all day.living can be exhausting Up before the sun, light the stove, boil the water, top off the coffee cups with a layer of … Continue reading →

Darkness had taken over the streets of Managua and we were parked at a gas station pump, the keys locked inside, the car alarm blaring its annoyingly loud series of beeps and honks. We looked at each other in disbelief … Continue reading →

It’s May and the end of the dry season. The dust flies with every step and the hills are brown. Plants cry out for relief and skinny horses whinny their agreement. Everyone is waiting for the changing of the seasons. … Continue reading →

Sunset over the Pacific When the sun sets in Central America a new cast of characters comes out to play. Pesky mosquitoes, big fat toads, fast hopping frogs, banded geckos, and bats rule the night. Fortunately, our casita is equipped … Continue reading →

We’ve been home for almost three months now and it’s been a little painful. I went to Wisconsin for Thanksgiving, to Hawaii for a week in January, and we actually had a week of surf and weather in California that … Continue reading →

Everyone here, from the smiling girls who giggle shyly when we pass, to the free-roaming horses, to the dogs, is pregnant. Is it the culture? The free time? Or maybe just the contagious vivacious energy that seeps into my bare … Continue reading →

Summer in Redondo Beach is depressing. Crowds swarm the beaches, not that it matters since there is rarely any surf. I hunkered down, using an occasional desperate drive to Huntington Beach to keep the muscles limber and the mind as … Continue reading →