Our First Few Days in Jeri

As most of you would expect our first full day was full of adjusting to and learning about the place.  First thing first, we found a great storage place for our gear.  Then, in the fine sand we rigged our gear. Our first session was when everyone decided to take a break! :) @ 1pm.  At 4:30 we came out of the water with sore hands.  By the way, one thing to note about wetsuits, they save you from your board’s rough surface! :)

Our next few days followed a much consistent schedule.  Timely breakfast at our Pousada, followed by an hour of preparation for the day a head (sun screen+water+vitamins+packing), then a ten minute walk on the sandy streets to the storage.  Next, getting a morning session in for about two hours, then after giving ourselves a 45 minute water break getting back into the water for the afternoon session.

So far we walked up to the Sunset Dune only once.  Usually after a whole day of sailing we are more than ready to come back to our room and munch on some cheese and bread. :)  That one time we did the hike up to the dune, we realized that we picked the PERFECT day for it.  As soon as the sun went down, the FULL MOON came up from the exact opposite direction.  It was a great moment to watch...

Conditions so far:
4.2 for Nes and 4.5 for Derek
Waves are up to head height
Wind can be gusty near the point as it comes over the dune but at the outside it is very steady - about 24 knots on average.

Today is our 5th day and our plan is to sail to a flat water spot that we discovered yesterday.  Time for some freestyle practicing...