Nicaragua...or BUST!!!

Been in the Land of the Ratrace for the past few weeks, and now I am finally on my way back to Nica for some fun in the sun. I have to say that after 3 1/2 weeks in the US, mostly celebrating marriages and enjoying time with friends and fam, I am ready to get back...bit too much time on the sauce since I have been here!

After a few days hangin' in PDX with my cousin, I headed over to Seaside for a couple of nights of hard partying and surfing with Blaine and his dad David. Two nights were all that I could handle with those fellers, and it was time to get over the hill to Bend for Jim and Megan's wedding festivities.

The wedding kicked off in proper style with a beautiful ceremony at Black Butte Ranch under the cover of a forest fire that was burning just behind the ranch. It really had us all worried that we might have to evacuate, but with a little luck, they got the wedding done, and we all enjoyed the reception to the fullest!

After Bend, I was off to Ashland to start preparing for Annie's wedding on the 8th of September. I got there early in the week expecting to be put to work, but instead, I was just put on the sauce! Eric had a couple of friends in town from Michigan, so in true form, I got on the piss with them in early celebration of Annie's marriage. When the wedding day finally rolled around, I was definitely ready for it. The ceremony was INCREDIBLE, and all went as planned at Clint's place out on the Little Applegate. Thanks to all that contributed and showed up for this incredible joining of two beautiful families!

Another week passed for me in Ashland, including a fishing trip to the lower Rogue with Dad, where I caught the only Salmon of the trip, a few days of visiting grandmas and the rest of the fam, and now I am back at PDX, ready for my return to Nica.

I bought a new 6'1" board that I am pretty excited to use when I get back, and from what the surf report has to say, I am definitely in for some good waves upon my return. Just gotta get myself from Managua to Poneloya, and I will be all set in no time!

More adventures to come!