Well, at least we were successful at doing nothing

Written by Kyle about Nicaragua. Feelin' normal
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We've always been sort of smitten with the idea of being surfers.  It always looks so cool from a distance and the thought of a life spent on the beach looking for the next good wave sounds pretty decent to me.  Of course, in order to actually surf, one needs to learn how to do it, so we headed to Las Peñitas to try to learn some surfing.

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Some fishing boats in Las Peñitas.  The beach is behind the trees.

Of course, nature had other plans for us.  After spending quite a few scorching days outside, Bessie had developed a heat rash that was peaking just as we were ready to receive our first surfing lesson from Surfer-Dude-With-A-Shack-On-The-Beach.  Of course, heat rash + laying on a board in the heat = more heat rash, so we decided surfing might not be the best idea.

What's one to do on a beach with nothing much to do?  Well, when the heat rash went down some a couple days later, we went on a cayaking trip to see if we could spot some crocs in the local reserve.  We didn't see any, but we did get to see a lot of mangroves and a bunch of dead fish.  Super exciting, I know.

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Dead fish bobbing in the water; local guys hauling wood

Well, ok, that didn't work, but there are turtles that lay their eggs at night nearby.  Who can resist cute turtles lumbering their way on shore to lay a bunch of eggs?  Not us.  So, we went with a local "guide" (otherwise known as "the guy in the hammock over there") to go watch turtles and the miracle of life.  Unfortunately, after walking for 3 .5 hours in the steamy night through tough sand (ala Moses but without burning bushes and 10 commandments to show for it), not one turtle was spotted.  Must have been their day off.

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The only photo we have from the turtle adventure: me pretending to eat a live crab. Yummm!!

At this point, you're probably thinking the trip out to Las Peñitas is a bust, but really it wasn't.  We got a lot of quality time to read books, sleep, eat, and drink smoothies. 

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Plate 'o Shark; Me taking my reading position

So for those of you who feel like the day is wasted if you haven't accomplished something, relax (me included).  Just grab a comfortable place to lie, pick up a book, and wait for the sunset to come.

Kyle Pondering the Las Peñitas, Nicaragua Sunset

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