Woa

In 1910, only 1/3 of all American children enrolled in Elementary school. In 1910 the male life expectancy was 51. In 1910, the first suffrage parade was held. In 1910, Morris, my great grandpa was born. Morris just recently passed away, less than a month shy of his 100th birthday, but I'm pretty sure that he is OK with that. He had the chance to go to college at a time when only 10% of kids graduated highschool. He lived through both world wars, ragtime, the prohibition, the evolution of film, and the invention of the model T ford. He read about the titanic real time in the newspaper, then saw the movie as an adult. His life was damn full and did 50 situps and 10 pushups every morning until the very end.

Here's to enjoying every moment to the fullest!

The Skiing Season is over

At least for me it is! Even though it snowed on me yesterday morning, I have transitioned to summer sports. I'm ready for long bikes, paddleboards and hikes through spring foliage. The only problem with my plan is that the spring foliage needs to bloom so that I can hike through it. The snow melting wouldn't be a bad thing either. Either way, even if I have to go back to mexico to find it, my summer has begun. First thing I needed to do was to put all my skis away for the summer. After a long spring season of skiing on dirty snow, I hotwaxed all my skis and put a layer of storage wax to keep the bases from drying up. While I was going, my entire family walked through the tuning room and decided that now was the perfect time to ask me a favor.


Finally done with all nine pairs of skis that my family used this winter, I am definitely ready for a trip back to mexico!

Lesson learned

The first day I was in Mexico, I forgot to reapply sunscreen to my back all day. The resulting burn is the worst that I have ever gotten and is pretty damn painful. Just last year my tennis coach and friend died from skin cancer, so even though this burn probably won't make a huge difference for me as it was my first peeling burn, I am definitely not going to let it happen again.


I've decided that UV rash guards are the way to go. I'll definitely be wearing one the next time that I am out on the water. C4 Waterman makes a really cool one that I hope to be sporting soon.

Happy Birthday Ben!!

For my brother Ben's 21st birthday, we went fishing with Jose in the morning. As soon as Gillian threw out the first cast, we knew it was going to be an epic day. Fight after fight, we reeled in more spanish mackerel. With 12 (palindrome for 21!) in the cooler, we called it a day. I really never want it to end, but a too short vacation is better than too long. After giving 6 fish to our captain, good fish in the freezer for a month or so will make the transition back to the real world a little less jarring. If only it would stop snowing in the mountains!

Here's a toast to a good trip, food and birthday Ben.

Salud!

Getting my feet wet

Now that the nausea has subsided from my local eatery, it is time to go back into the surf! Ocean paddleboarding is a whole different experience than lake and the new challenge is really a blast. The full body workout is super accessible and everyone had a blast even with the occasional splash. Every wave, I cam figuring out surfing more and more. I have successfully figured out how to arc on the wave and now I just wish that we could stay a whole month so I could really whip back and forth.

revenge

By Montezuma

I love being in Europe during the winter. Since it is the off-season, you get a local flavor that you just can't get during the heavy traffic season. The same is true in Mexico, and since it is right before rainy season, the beaches are almost devoid of other tourists. Unfortunately, Gillian and I got a little too into the local flavor and went for lunch where the locals eat. The food was good, but since it was a local's for locals stand, the water was normal tap water. I don't think I have slept for 20 hours in a long time!

Comida Espanola

Naturally, the foodie that I am, I have become momentarily obsessed with Mexican food. Right near the plaza there is a homemade ice pop stand with everything from ground coconut and water to yaka (a local acidic fruit). The chocolate and water bar is my favorite. Mexican chocolate has less sweet and more goodness than anywhere else I have been (including Switzerland) and the combination of the cinnamon and vanilla that they grind into the coca makes is extremely addicting. After a long day in the sun it is the perfect pick me up.