Week 3.

We stayed the whole week, 10 nights to be correct at Popoys’. It’s a easy life with not much more to do than surf and after, to wait for the tide to raise again.
It was also a good time to read in a hamock and get some thoughts together. After dawn we most times went for a early dinner, at Nicos Pizza place p.e. Muuui rico!!
It’s only getting crowded on the weekends, and therefor something is going oooon, live band y musica…. And dani playing the guitar, pluged-in an with microphone…. In front of a huge group of people count to 6. : )

The parrots stopped theire noisy buisness in the morning after a creapy ceremony by some nica priests… And the dog stoped yelling because of luc and me throwing stones. All god in te end.

Only the crowds at Popoyo break turned us to leave at friday early in the morning. The guy called Tom from Zürich gave us a ride to Rivas in his Ford Bronco… Here comes the news: we buyed a bus ticket to Panama City! Ou yeah! So on 1. August we’re off and for the next couple days, we’re staing in San Juan del Sur again, for some civilized company… Yeah, sure : )

Week 2.

-Playa Santana is a beachbreak with several peaks, fast and a bit barreling. But for those 4 nights of our stay the swell was not perfekt, so what, we surfed it anywey as much as our arms managed it!
– Joe and Rinas Sandbar beach Cafe was right next to our hostel in front of the beach, whitch became our #1 place to hang out, have a surf talk, chill in a hammock and of corse enjoying fish tacos and cold beer. The best thing, always in good company. What an amazing place, and thanks to be ones of your first customers : )
– We went to Rivas the other day with a chicken bus, of whom we waited for 45′ and was a hell if a ride. Squized to surely too many people for about 1.5h and why the hack are those Nicas mostley all obease?! So after we managed it to get some money in town and buyed some nutrition we shared a taxi with an Argentino-Surfer and arrived to Popoyo, to check out our new hostel and walk back to Santana on te beach.
– The next morning, off to Popoyo!
A good and nice breaking wave, consistent and average size: good for practice and it’s fun!! We stay in a hostel closest to the break, called Tica #2. Sleepinh in a sauna and freakin parrots in the morning but the all the rest is perfect. We may stay here for a while, there should be really good waves on the weekend…
– One day in paradise: pancakes for breakfast, #1 surf session of the day, burger for lunch, chill in the hammock, #2 surf session, banana shake for recovery, get a shower and ready for dinner.

Week 1

So, we finally arrived in San Jose Costa Rica. The flight was pretty hard: noisy kids, too small seats with no entertainment system, but we did it! We overpaid the taxi to the busstation way to much and had small problems with getting the right bus to nicaragua boarder. At least the seat in the bus where much more confortable than in the airplane and we arrived in San Juan del Sur after a total journey of 36h!
– Off to the Naked Tiger Hostel, party is on! First night on the couch then in the garage, which was good because less loud musik in the night : ) We had some funny day to the hill there and went the first couple times to different beaches with the shuttle.
– 8. July my Birthday, once again in a foreign country. We couldn’t surf, ’cause of a shit swell, but I enjoyed easy life at the hostel, a bull rodeo in te afternoon, a rainy walk home (crossing elephants) and an really fun evening, when getting filled up… You cunts ; )
– I cannot tell how many people we’ve already met, it’s amazing! We walked up to the Jesus State with Aaron and Max from California and had an incredible view over the small town.
The other day, we couldn’t go anywhere because all taxi gringos were rebelling against hostel-shuttels… Yea so our group managed it to get in town by car and feet. We took a Boat with Jonathan and his Broter Brian for one Day to Playa Hermosa and had some surf oerthere. Booom.
– Two more nights at Tres Hermanos at the Playa Maderas right in front of the Beach with the two nice girls from NZ, Tanya and Leila who joind us. That’s how it feels to hear the ocean 10m in front if you while sleeping. Incredible and the early surf was quit fun! Stay tuned for some footage!
– Now we’re chiiling at Playa Santana, just arrived yesterday. It was a short ride with the Chicken Bus to Rivas and a taxi further way. The Buena Onda Resort from a nice Swiss owner is full right now, so we’re staying nearby in a beachfront hostel: sweet, I tell you. We had 3h surf in the morning and are waiting now for some fish-tacos. Life’s good!

Stay tuned!

paradise.

Beachhouse.

 

 

Update.

Okey, some things are packed already, like the surfboards… and some are not, like all of the rest : ) But there are still 2 days left, so no worrys yet..

Surfboards in the bag:
– 6’2 x 19 x 2.5 (The Tiger)
– 6’2 x 19 3/4 x 2.5 (The Zebra)
– 6’4 x 21 x 2.5 (The Batman)

Footage gear for Luc and me:
– 1x Nikon D50
– 2 x Canon Compact Cams
– 1x GoPro 2

It’s getting closer and we more and more exciting… Luc is maybe comin after dinner for a short discussion. stay tuned.

The Break.

There has been a break to my posts since the last days in the snow and fighting at university. Now exams are over and departure to our new adventure is in 4 days. Booom. Looking forward to that.

Pipe is on. Davos 6-14.2.2012

Now in Davos and riding pipe almost everyday. From midday till 4 o’clock, progressing and pushing my skills! I have to keept it up: First of all it’s just fun, I meet people everyday, old and new friends and it’s a good workout…. well, at least it is a bit better for my back than riding the kickers. After having the last pipe run, it’s time for a good beer with all the guys. Just a good time.

2nd. day

Piuuu Pizol 5.2.2012

We made this up one week ago, as we didn’t know it is going to be one of the coldest days ever! Never the less, Anja and me decided to go to Pizol, another new skiarea for me.
I went down to Sargans by the train, where Ani picked me up, with tea and croissant, whaat a nice service! This day we weren’t so lucky with transportation and infrastrukture: Almost didn’t get the train, police in the back while makin strange manouvres, forget to pay the parking, Anjas parking skills… But he, in the end everything worked out and we had an awsome day! Empty slopes, sun shining, a good load of fun and just good company.
After takin the last Chairlift up and having the last run, we went over to Landquarts Alpenrhein Village. Saying hello to my old workmates and shopping at Ripcurls.
For the end of the day, we planed to enjoy some wellness and spa, but as we stood there and they say “It’s FKK this evening”, we decided to catch up later on this and go for a yummy dinner.
Thank you Anja for a lovley day.

pprrr-rr

beautiful view.

what a good day.

 

 

First day of freedom. Balmberg 3.2.2012

Finally all my exames are tru!  Despite I have no good feeling about most of em, maybe it’s just a good portion of pessimism. We’ll see in march. Never the less, the last 4 weeks have been a torture and me life just restarted now:

Very spontanious day trip to Balmberg. Actually, it’s the nearest from basel, not quite one hour: Meet up at 10 o’clock at Joggeli parking and hitting direction Solothurn with Madlaine. It was a cold cold, but funny day. We found some forgotten powder at the small and familiar Ski…eeh area (resort would be overdosed).

Life is too good to sit weeks over weeks in a room!

 

Silvester, Arosa. 2012

Late arrival at Arosa, yea I forgot my phone and the travelling dured 3h feom Davos..

While drinking munggepumpf and cooking fine dinner for everyone, playing games we ha a good time. Snowballing and cheering at 00:00 at the Postplatz, just to go to bes early and have….

… Probably the best szart into 2012 ever!! Half a meter powder, firstchair on tschuggen ost and bluebird! Increddible runs, at least one comin into my Top3 powder runs, some frontflips and yes my first backflip : ) we’ve been a really fun group for riding… Please again.

What’s up next? Learningprocess.

Day trips: Flumserberg – Arosa

Dinner with Simone, Danyo, Jaquline and Manu at ‘da Damiano’s on Monday … Mhm, they got the best green salad on this planat!!

Thuesday: Went down to Sargans by car to meet Jonas and Aeneas for a sweet day trip to Flumserberg. A new ski resort forme and I do like it, except the tons of people but the Terza downride with good powder conditions would be a reason to come back!! Thank you guys!

Wensday: I went to Arosa for a pre-silvester-check and had a good and sunny day with Nadia at the slopes!

Returning to Davos, I had some good bar tour and party action with Seba on Thursday eve.

Looking forward to Silvester with Claudi, Jones, Aeschbi and all other sportstudents in Arosa…