DAYS 23-25 PURA VIDA

daily insight:

when something happens that is embarassing, hurtful or painful. don't let it stick with you too long. take the learnings in whatever form they come and then move forward. this is how we get stuck in the past and don't live for the present. the rain may come down hard and make you forget that the sun is shining behind it. let the sun shine in. detach from the history and live your present.

the play by play:

day 23

today was by far the most active day i have had thus far. woke up for some 7am practice at pavones yoga center with chelsea very. She was a fantastic teacher. i really enjoyed the way she sequenced poses and her voice was super soothing. felt good to practice again today because my body was a bit sore from yesterday's session. after yoga i walked down the hill, er....mountain to meet up with tellef for some surf. the conditions were great, sunny skies but smooth seas without the wind. swell wasn't up too big today and it is looking like it won't get very big for the rest of our trip. sad news for more experienced surfers (tellef) but pretty fun for me to experience surfing the point here in pavones and not feel out of my league. today was just one of those days that i was surfing well and in the zone. i definitely appreciate days like these. we came crawling in 4 hours later. we both got crazy sun on our skin and some pretty funky tan lines. About an hour after we got home we got the most amazing rainstorm with no shortage of thunder and lightning. i got a little video coverage here: storm watch 2012   toad in the storm . i think the earth was a bit pent up after all of those sunny days in a row and was saving all its rain for today. after all that exercise and excessive sun i am sure to rest deeply tonight. some days you just gotta get physical.

day 24

so today a sleeping in was called for. wasn't as sore as i thought i would be from the day before but definitely taking it easy today. tried for most of the day not to be ruled by the clock. being on vacation is a great time to try it. day to day working life not so much. i made it until about 1:10pm when i accidentally glanced at tellef's computer when i sat next to him and noticed the time. DOH! well, maybe tomorrow i can go the whole day without looking at the time. although it was by accident, i not only saw the time once, but twice. the second time in the car on our way to check the waves and go for a market run. time is hard to escape but I did set the intention not to be ruled by it, which i most definitely was not today. also, a crazy rainstorm hit mid day again and I decided to venture out and get drenched. it was so amazing to just wander onto the shore in the middle of a storm and watch the sky pour down with not a soul out within sight. i came back looking like a drowned rat but it didn't matter, i had the time of my life.

day 25

first thing in the morning tellef and i head out for surf. today i am not feeling as on my game as i was the other day but try to push through and make the most of the gorgeous ocean before me and not get too caught up in my head. the energy in the water gets a bit heightened as the line-up of people begins to increase around me. at this point i usually get out of the main mix of people and surf the inside but before i did i got a major learning lesson delt my way. just as a girl was riding a wave i tried to paddle through but was in a bad position and got taken by the wave and my board slipped out from under me. thinking i had cleared the girl and not realizing she was so close i didn't think my board would have hit her. but it did. she wasn't hurt bad just bumped in a sensitive place by her ribs. i apologized profusely and she was understanding about it but definitely a little peeved and i don't blame her. i felt terrible and it definitely made my head hang for quite some time. learning ain't easy but it is all a part of the process. next time i get into a situation like thati know better how to handle it. after our surf we headed to a spot to inquire about river floating here in town down the rio claro that runs right through the middle of pavones. since we got lots of rain the last few days the height of the river should be good for floating, hope to make that happen either tomorrow or the next day. finished off the day with a sunset swim and some yoga in my room. ready to see what this last week of the trip brings our way...

hasta luego