if everybody had an ocean... • 15 comments • After renting some boards on the beach, we paddled out to the waves again to give surfing another go. This attempt was slightly better than the last time - but still kind of sad. Waiting for the waves: Paddle, paddle: Trying to get up: Almost: Not quite: Maybe next time: You win this round, waves... ...but we'll be back.
tell the teacher we're surfin' • 9 comments • San Juan Del Sur is a surfer's paradise. Too bad we're not surfers. We were told the waves are excellent and that it's a great place to learn. Apparently, this is not true in January. On the day we went out for our lesson, it was so windy that we were getting knocked around while walking down the street. On the beach, surf boards were flying everywhere. I was getting pushed over by the smallest of waves and Alex got stung by jellyfish several times. We didn't take our camera to the lesson (kinda glad - would have been embarrassing to document how pathetic we were), but here's a shot of me posing with the surf board:
