Stacey did a lot of research and decided that based on price, location, and activities, Suave Dulce is the best Surf and Yoga Retreat out there! She came with high expectations and was still surprised by how awesome it is.
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Suave Dulce is so much fun, but don’t take my word for it. Click “play” below to hear what Nancy had to say…
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Stacey Jones from Canada:
“It was star-planet-magic. I really didn’t know what to expect and was pretty nervous finally meeting my favorite pro surfer since 2001 (I still have the magazine from 2001 with an epic photo of Holly on the cover of Surfing Girl, tell me if that is not the raddest picture of a girl surfing– ever!!!) So after a year of trying to sort out dates, and much anticipation to meet Holly, the opportunity finally came. I was very happy to join what might go down in Suave Dulce’s history as the coolest group of chicas to rock Nica’s coastline ever! It was pretty neat to see so many like-minded ladies coming together. All in all, the very best part was hanging with everyone and that was not what I was expecting! (well and the volcano boarding, horseback riding, surfing and YOGA! whew, we did a lot in one week)!!!
Michelle Steffes came to a retreat a few months ago and stood up on her first wave on day 1. After a few days acquainting herself with the ocean, her board, and her pop-up, she became determined to paddle outside and catch a “green” wave. By the end of the week, after a lot of great support and coaching, she achieved her goal.
A few weeks after her trip, she was inspired to write the following.
Thanks Michelle!
I sit on my board
And watch the wave rise up and tower over me
White foam beginning to crest at the peak
“Uh oh,” I whisper
From miles below
A moment later
As I hang upside down
In the churning maelstrom
One leg yanked roughly toward shore
By the leash around my ankle
The other throbbing from a fresh wound
Lungs aching for air
And ears popping painfully
I think about the choices I’ve made in my life
The many times I’ve lingered sideways
In the path of tsunamis
Paralyzed by indecision
Neither intrepid enough
To charge toward shore
Leap to my feet
And ride to victory
Nor sensible enough
To give up early
Hold my breath
Dive for the sea floor and curl into a ball
While I wait for the worst of the destruction to pass.
Dear Holly,
This trip has honestly been the best surf trip of my life!!!! And I can say luckily that i’ve had a few. You are so great, and meeting you and having been able to just hang out with you like friends has been such a great experience for me. I was so hyper-excited! I still am, I am telling everybody how great the trip was.
I learned a lot! I am remembering all the tips you told me. I went out surfing at Caballeros yesterday with Christian and he saw me get one great wave and he was so stoked, he told me he really thought I have improved! It is amazing I didn’t think it but I was so much more calm he said – like more calm and fluid and smooth and I was so happy! I was thinking about doing good bottoms and just going up to down and I got two great turns. It was so amazing and I was so glad he said that he told me I should go to Nicaragua at least once a year… and I think I should too!!!
I wanted to thank you so much for that, I want to surf as much as I can and remember all great tips you told me. I am trying to watch more the waves and do great selections…
I have met so many great friends in the trip, it was really such a great crew…!!! They where all just really so awesome…!!!
Everything has been great, the whole trip really surpassed any expectation I could have had. The cocoloco was great and the coco loco guys there where so geat, and victor was amazing, I surfed with him 6am my last day and he was saying to me, that I could take all his waves as it was my last day! How great is he?!
I really hope we can keep in touch you really are so great I totally look up to you! Thanks, Magali
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Jessica Rodgers is a UCSC student and tree-climbing, ramp-skating, adrenaline junky who came to Nicaragua and found exactly what she was looking for and more. You don’t have to be as gnarly as Jessica, but if you want to, the opportunities are there!
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20 year old Filippa Ferrara on her first trip to Nicaragua.
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20 year old San Diego State student Emily Wratshkoo, came down to Nica for a week-long adventure with a few friends. Here’s some footage of her surfing and talking about what she thought of Nicaragua.
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Natalie Anzivino is an up and coming young competitive surfer from the South Bay, CA. She came down to Nica for a week and had a really good time.
Kelly Latimer injured her leg on her very first wave. She bravely walked and surfed throughout the week thinking she had just sprained something then got home and found out it was broken! Check out her story! Best Attitude for sure!
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