We had a particularly big swell this week and a big group of Amigas to charge it. Surf, yoga, adventure, and connecting with the local community made for an action packed week!
I absolutely love getting Amigas into big waves. Ok, i’ll admit it, I do prefer when looking at the surf forecast while planning the retreat week, it shows small to medium sized surf. It just makes life easier that way. But when I saw a swell forecasted to be 22″, I also got really excited. During the retreat, we offered a course on how to read surf forecasts to explain what the period number actually means. Standby for a blog post on that….
For now you can check out the photos below to see what that long period swell means! (hint. big waves!).
Our team of surf instructors were on it, guaranteeing that all the Amigas stayed safe even amongst very large waves breaking over a rock bottom. Each of the ladies who challenged the point got at least one large wave, and many rode theirs all the way to the beach to the cheers of the ladies on the inside. It was a magical and inspiring day! Check out some photo highlights below…
We got a fresh swell in for this week in South Nicaragua which allowed us to surf our brains out! Some of the ladies got to try surfing Popoyo and others mastered Magnific Rock’s long rolling left.
Week one of our fall/winter season kicked off with a wonderful group of ladies including a group from Alaska celebrating a 50th birthday who fell in love with surfing, as well as some awesome returning Amigas. There was no shortage of activities from sailboat rides to helping out the local Nica Surf Club.
An Amiga joined us on a retreat in late May 2016 and edited this video of her experience shown through her perspective. It’s a great summary of what goes on during a Surf With Amigas Surf and Yoga retreat. Tons of fun, dancing, adventures, and big surf improvement.
This week was special for a couple many reasons – we had families shredding hard together and we were at a new location in northern nicaragua. Needless to say, it was epic!!
This week was special for a couple many reasons – we had families shredding hard together and we were at a new location in northern nicaragua. Needless to say, it was epic!!
