Nicaragua Round 2 - Trip Itinerary

It is one day until my second trip to Nicaragua. My friend Vince that went with me to El Salvador in 2010 is back for another trip. We are going to head to Playa Colorado for 3 days staying on the North end of the beach by Panga Drops. I only surfed Panga Drops once in the last trip and it was when my ribs were injured, so I really didn't get to enjoy the wave. After 3 days, Mateo (Nica Time) and his friend are going to go in a van with us up the coast surfing various waves along the way. There is no definite plan and I am looking forward to the adventure. The wave forecasts are projecting 10 feet during this portion of the trip. That should make the options for waves even better with deep water spots breaking. We will end up in Playa San Diego for the last few days. I am looking forward to the left point break out front of the condo. Here is the surf forecast below. Aug 02 (Thu) 3-4ft 18s 206° (SSW) Aug 03 (Fri) 5-6ft 15s 200° (SSW) Aug 04 (Sat) 7-8ft 18s 195° (SSW) Aug 05 (Sun) 9-10ft 15s 191° (SSW) Aug 06 (Mon) 8-9ft 14s 184° (S) Aug 07 (Tue) 7-8ft 14s 184° (S) Aug 08 (Wed) 6-7ft 12s 184° (S) Aug 09 (Thu) 4-5ft 11s 184° (S)

Pt. Mugu

Surfing Pt. Mugu (Base) is something that every surfer should do once in their life. I was lucky enough to surf this break in college a few times. My sister and her Husband are stationed on the Base for 5 weeks before moving to Virginia. I have been awaiting their stay for months and they were finally there just in time for a south swell to hit. You can only surf Base if you are in the Navy or know some one that has a pass that is allowed to bring you on the Base. Every morning my sister had to drive us from the Hueneme Base to the Point Mugu base to surf and be there the whole time in case the Base police asked for IDs. I surfed 3 mornings in a row and probably should have surfed the afternoons as well but spent time going to dinner and an Angels game. The first morning had about 10 photographers on the beach and several pros out in the water. It was a little intimidating especially because the Base is one of the fastest waves in CA. The wave wedges up and throws fast and hard on the take-off. You see someone go over the falls about every 3rd wave. There were a bunch of barrels and some guys doing some inverted rotating airs. My sister offered to take some photos. She took about 300 photos and a few of the good ones are posted above.

Newport Beach

Getting to Newport Beach for the 4th of July festivities is a must. This year I was able to score some fun waves on the morning of the 4th. I rode my beach cruiser to 52nd street and surfed some fun 2-3ft peaks. I had the left off the jetty to myself for about 45 minutes. I always seem to surf well in Newport. I love how the wave breaks and had a great session. The following day I surfed at the same spot but is was not as good. Later in the afternoon I followed Larry out front of the 36th St jetty and took some photos of him longboarding.

One Month to Nicaragua (2nd time)

In one month I will be sitting at LAX waiting for my flight to Nicaragua. My friend Vinny, who went to El Salvador two years ago with me, will be back in action on this trip. We are going to do more exploring on this trip compared to the last time. We will start at Playa Colorado and go North finishing up in north Nicaragua by Punta San Diego. Mateo from Nica Time will be helping us plan the trip. The waves have been really small in CA so far this summer. Hopefully there will be some waves in the next few weeks to get ready for the trip.