It was another week in paradise and I feel blessed to host these four wonderful women for our Chica Brava Surf Retreat.

Our Californian lady Gina was enjoying her third week with us and was determined to master her pop up and wave reading skills.

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Olivia from Switzerland and Mia from New York were spending their second week at Surf House. Both wanted to use their second Surf Retreat to define their timing and wave reading skills.

Keren, our chica from Israel, never surfed before and chose Chica Brava to give it a shot. She came to Nicaragua with her initial goal to master her pop up.

During their Chica Brava surf retreat our ladies were conquering the breaks of Playa Maderas, Playa Hermosa, Playa Remanso, and Playa Amarillo.

12400616_10153742391633726_5391488173770066297_nGina was focused on mastering her pop up, defining her wave reading skills and paddling. By the end of her surf retreat she paddled into her own waves and surfed them down the line! One, two let it go Gina!

Mia and Olivia were inseparable in the water and were always empowering each other. Throughout the week their paddling power got significantly stronger and their wave reading skills more accurate. Both of them had numerous waves down the line

Keren mastered her pop up within the first few days, and kept on surfing green waves down the line until her last day.

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Yoga Time

Our Chicas also joined two restorative yoga sessions at Zen Yoga and enjoyed a wonderful deep tissue massage. On Wednesday, we all went on an awesome road trip up North to surf at Playa Amarillo. After surfing an almost empty line up there, we went to the famous local Restaurant Yolanda’s – Famous for its delicious food and incredible big portions! The perfect combination for empty tummies after a day of surfing! Our last night on the town was the crowning glory of another unforgettable week in paradise. And everywhere we went Justin Bieber silently asked if, ‘it’s too late now to say sorry’.

Stephanie Fischer
Surf Instructor Extraordinaire
Surf House, January 2nd – January 9th, 2016