Today the swell arrived. Yesterday I met an austrian guy (Josef) and a dutch guy (Phim) both living in Nicaragua and we planned to take a boat to the outside point, cause the beach will be to shallow. We got up early at 4:45 walked 30 min. just to wait for ages for our boat to bring us to the Outside Point. The sun rised beautifully and the smoke of the vulcano San Christobal was lighted in bright orange like the vulcano is errupting:


After a while there were fishermen coming out of the harbour and we arranged that they bring us to the point and pick us up again at 10 o´clock. This is Nicaragua, the guy you booked in advance didn´t shows up, but you will find someone else.
The surf was heavy. About 8 ft and really deep drops. I managed to get smashed again on my right ankle but this time the bones didn´t break but I got a bleeding wound (which I realised when I was back in the boat 3 hours later). So I focussed more on taking pictures. here are the best ones:

In total the atmosphere was friendly. Drop ins happend, but the normally pulled out again:


This was the biggest swell since october and tomorow is espected to be even bigger. But there is a smaller wave just 30 minutes walk north.

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The plan to rent a car failed: The only car rental in Leon was closed. So I took taxis and busses to get here. It was a hell of a journey but all was forgotten when I entered the grounds to beautiful Hotel Chancletas (Click). The waves are blown out at the moment, but I hope for offhsore tomorrow morning. There is a free internet for guests, but in total the place is a bit pricier than other places in Nicaragua (about the same than in Costa Rica), but you get paradise. Its a good place to chill and surf.

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I am back in Leon after 3 three days La Penitas. The plan to surf last day of 2008 and first day of 2009 worked. Unfortunately the year also started with another broken fin plug. This time the finplug itself is not broken but pushed into the board. But I feel quite comfortable with the shortboard so a do not hurry to get the board repaired, especially because I think the other plugs are not exctly in the right position. The board feels different.

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Mucho Gusto. I went to Las Penitas, a small Beach town near Leon for a daytrip. The surf wasnot good due to wrong tide and onshore wind. But the dinner was really good. I met an austrian couple and they asked the guy at the surfboard rental where they can eat fish. The reply was that they can eat with them. I joined the meal cooked freshly over a woodfire. we had a grilled fish with rice, salad and a Tortilla. The fish was really good and the tortilla was freshly baked and then grilled to keep it warm.
Tomorrow they will have a party there so I’ll move to las Penitas and join the party. They will have a buffet.
Also the surf will be better in the morning so the plan is to take an early morning bus (aprox 45 min/ 10 Cordoba = 0,5 USD) to Las Penitas. Then surf till the wind changes and sleep a bit befor the party. Normaly I go to bed relatively early, so this might be an good idea.
One word to the busses. They are old with bad shock absorbers and normally packed with people and baskets full of anything. Although they were called chicken bus, I haven’t spotted a chicken yet, but today a free flying bird was in the bus, resting on Davides shoulder (Davide is a french guy with whom I went to the beach, unlucky for him that he left earlier) and hopefully the early morning bus is not that full. In the bus they play loud music and everybody enjoys life. The people are so friendly – I love Nicaragua.

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Today   I went volcano surfing on  Cerro Negra, an active   vulcano.  The  view was  breathtaking and the  descend on special vulcano boards just thrllingÑ

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