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A quick little highlight video from our first retreat of the 2014 season. This is what a Surf With Amigas retreat looks like (or at least, here are a few awesome highlights). More to come!
Tag: adventure
We’re Back in Nicaragua!
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After a few months off and a few retreats in El Salvador, the Amigas are back in Nicaragua for the dry season. The week of November 9th kicked off the new season with an awesome group of Amigas who were completely shredding in the water, upside down on the sand, and racing on horseback.
Melissa Celebrates her 40th Birthday at Surf With Amigas
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Melissa came on her second retreat with Surf With Amigas to improve her surfing and also celebrate her 40th birthday. Surfing must keep you young and hot, because Melissa is looking awesome!
Town Run (and Surfing) in El Tunco
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On the last day of the retreat we walked into town, did some shopping, got smoothies, and of course also went surfing! There were some muddy toes, but it was all part of the adventure. Would you try to get through it cleanly or embrace it and feel the between-toe squish?
Amigas in El Salvador Part 2
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A few days into their retreat, the Amigas started really getting comfortable with the waves and were totally charging. They’d look at the footage and couldn’t believe the size of the waves they were able to ride. Trust Ako when she tells you, you could do it too!
Galloping on the Beach – There’s nothing else like it!
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Even if your horseback riding experience consists of one ride at a carnival when you were 8 years old, if you believe in yourself and get in sync with the horse, you can gallop down the beach at full speed. It’s an unbelievable feeling. There’s nothing else like it. Come to a Surf Yoga Adventure Retreat in Nicaragua and fulfill your fantasies!
Thanks to Nadia Schulkind for the words and demonstration.
Dancing and Shredding in El Salvador
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Introducing a new dance move called “the pelican swat” in between super fun waves at Sunzal, the girls from Amigas Surf and Yoga Retreats are always having a good time!
The “pelican swat” dance move originated when Holly was teasing Nadia about her tendency to arm flail. Holly happens to have unusually long arms (the better to carry your longboard for you!) and suggested that if she flailed like Nadia she’d end up swatting pelicans left and right. And just like that, a new dance move was born!
We’re doing retreats at this location in October! Come play! See the Schedule for details!
July in Nicaragua
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This is an adventure that takes place in July in Northern Nicaragua as a group of Amigas on a Womens Surf Yoga and Adventure retreat learn to surf and outrun a lightning storm on horseback. You may have seen the photos but the video tells the true story.
Horseback Riding in the Rain
It’s kind of like jumping in puddles, or singing in the rain, except when galloping on horseback at high speeds it’s a bit more exciting. We outran a lightning storm on the beach last night while laughing hysterically in the rain.
Amigas Team Froth Session
What do you do for vacation when you already live in paradise? We had one week off in between retreats and since we were driving North from our Magnific Rock retreat and passing right by Rise Up Surf Tours (an awesome surf camp owned by a friend), we stopped in for a couple of days. It didn’t hurt that there was a big swell running and the perfect tide situation for one of my favorite waves in the country. I was super excited to show it to my friends and give the team a few days of surfing and relaxation before heading back to work. Good times!
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