Surfs up

After a large tropical storm and some flash floods along the local rivers, I woke up around 8 and walked to the village in search of a surf instructor. An hour later I was walking to Playa Grande with Manual. Manual drew a surf board in the sand and showed me the propper position for paddeling and for jumping up to catch a wave. We were in the water for about 2 hours, and by the end I was able to stay standing up on about 3 out of 4 waves. Please keep in mind these waves were all of 2 feet high (I only like the big ones). I thoroughly enjoyed myself and definitely plan on renting a board in Brazil to practice my skills.

On a side note, the wind and storms from the previous night caused larger waves than normal. As a result, I endured several wipe-outs. Despite lathering up in 45 spf sunblock I found my shoulders and back absolutely toasted by the end of the lesson. My theory is that all the sand churned up by the waves came and slowly scrubbed away my sunscreen. I rarely burn so I'm not terribly red, but let's just say I'm not looking forward to wearing a backpack tomorrow.

I am taking a water taxi to Jaco tomorrow morning and from there I will take a bus to Manual Antonio to visit the wildlife reserve.

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