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| From Kitesurf Nicaragua |
As often is the case, things didn't quite work out as planned. The main culprit to this failure being a dog walking accident suffered in May last year which left me with a dislocated shoulder, undoing in the process two surgeries and 10 years worth of recovery & strengthening.
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| From Skateboarding, January 2008 |
A year later, as I am writing now, my shoulder doesn't feel too good and I've kind of resigned myself to the fact that I'll not be out kiting until two fairly elusive conditions are met- namely having the money & time to do the surgery. And then having the money & time to actually get out on the water again. This upcoming season (December '09 - May '10) I have all but given up on. Next season still holds promise.
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| From Mum Nicaragua June |
For the time being, I am going to be busy enough being a Dad & trying to evade going broke. And in the meantime, I will attempt to discover a few more good spots and figure out the local winds in a bit more detail.
Also, we are soon to be moving to out new house in Tola, which is in Rivas. Rivas is an interesting part of the world for both surfers and kitesurfers alike. It is the province sandwiched between Lake Nicaragua to the East and the Pacific Ocean to the West. Due to the trade winds and some kind of local amplification effect the North Easterlies in this region are year round, getting very strong from December to May. And due to the NW to SE orientation of the lake shore and coast, this mean side/full onshore winds on the lake and off-shore all year along the coast.
The challenge for finding kitesurf spots is discovering the bays and inlets which give side onshore rather than full onshore. The challenge with the surf spots is finding the empty ones, and understanding the effect the tide has on them so you can make sure you turn up at the right time.
I'll try an do a bit of off the beaten track discovery here to assist contribute to everyone's surfing and kitesurfing pleasure.
Also, over the last year we have built a new house. Its not quite finished yet, but its very nearly there. Just the pool, some decorating, furnishing and the garden are left to do. Once finished we will be opening the house up for Bed & Breakfast. There is also a fully self-contained two bedroom guest house which comfortably sleeps two couples. Staring rates are $120 per night for short stays, but this comes down to $89 per night for longer stays. The B&B rates start at $80 a night for short stays and come down to $60 a nights for longer stays. I realise that the rates look high - they are. The reason is that the guest house is a fully equipped, WiFi internet access, luxury matressed, centrally air conditioned, luxuriously appointed house.
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| From May - Swimming pool started... |
If you are looking for an inexpensive place to stay we can arrange another bedroom (next to the garage) for about $20 per night. This room has no a/c, but does have a powerful ceiling fan. It also has a private bathroom, great access to our pool, and it does get the Wi-Fi. This room has a single bed, while all the others have queens.
These photos are from last month and giive a pretty good impression of what the place is like. Email me if you are interested in visiting!
