Gym number 50 in Guayaquil, Ecuador! Now with party-injury.

Today, I reached quite a milestone on the trip, as I trained in gym number 50 since I left home february 21st.

I arrived here in Guayaquil last night and Juan picked me up in the airport. I went straight to bed, tired after a long day of traveling. Got up early this morning (that would be 8:30) and went to the gym. Juan’s car broke down on the way, so we were a little late.

I was really, really tired for training and didn’t have much energy for high pace rolls. It was a small gym with a handful of really high level guys, that sparred very hard with each other. I managed to survive a few rounds before I had to stop and rest. Didn’t have much in me this morning, but it was nice to get to the gym and do some work.

For some reason, I have been extremely lucky with injuries on this trip. I had expected to get a lot of them, but looking back I really haven’t had anything other than the knee problems, which were already there from home. I sprained a few fingers at the Worlds, which are hurting a lot, but doesn’t really count as fingers are always sprained when you train Jiu Jitsu. I did however get one party-injury the other day at a rooftop pool party in Colombia, where I managed to do a full cartoon style fall on the slippery floor by the pool (in front of tons of hot girls of course). Legs all the way in the air, landing right on my tailbone on a tile floor. Don’t remember if I did a correct breakfall. Playing guard really hurts, hope it will heal soon.

I am staying here in Ecuador until sunday. Now, I just need to figure out what to do and where to go here. I would really like to go surfing, hadn’t done it since Costa Rica and is eager to get in the water again soon, pulling off some impressive crashes in the waves.