Endless Session Day 204: Concussions and The Man Who Walks
The magic sunset of La Barra on Day 204. Photo by Brendan Simmons By Morgan Sliff Last night Cruz spoke about a man. A man who walks forever, day and night, down the road, and never stops — even when onlookers give him water, he walks as he reaches for it. At 6 a.m. sharp, I popped out of bed and joined in errands with Michael Cruz, aka the man of many hats — camp manager, design director, tour guide, bartender, boat captain… The list goes on. While driving down the bumpy Nicaraguan rock and dirt road for some gas to fill up the camp boat for a water launch surf session today, we saw some interesting characters and the roadside littered with schoolchildren waiting to be picked up by buses with their crisp and clean uniforms. The dirt and howling offshore wind makes everything dusty here. Except those bright white uniforms. The station attendants filled up our barrels as Cruz, who bounces around to five different countries regularly, seems to know everyone no matter where he is. Pulling out of the station I was nearly thrown out of my seat when the tour guide (at the moment) nearly ran off the road — before I knew it a few friendly hitchhikers, Marion and Lorena, were in the van on…
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