So: a moment, but, I believe, a crucial and revealing one, because it was neither a beginning nor an end, but a middle, a time that felt close to the fulcrum of history, a time when all things, all possible futures, were still (just) in the balance.
-Salman Rushdie, The Jaguar Smile

Celia went to San Juan del Sur to meet up with Lucía and Loretto, and I got a ride from Greg at Surf Tours Nicaragua to Leon. Headed for a wave called the Boom, located in Aserradores, I was looking forward to surfing the notorious beach break and also visiting my friend Cydney, who lives in the area.