Lynnie surfed with Johan on Saturday. It was her last lesson. They surfed in high tide in the afternoon. Lynnie did amazing. I watched and took pictures. She caught and rode some great waves. It was so awesome to watch! Yeah!!!!!
Friday, November 2, 2007
New friends...
We met fabulous people....locals and visitors. Everyone loved the way of life in Costa Rica....Pura Vida...Pure Life!
Lynnie and I spent a lot of time with Nina (Panda) and Nicole. We had great adventures with them. Panda lives in NYC and I'm sure we'll hang out a lot when I get back. Nicole lives in San Francisco so we will all take trips to visit her. They surfed really well and we can't wait to take a surf vacation with them!
Rose, whom also lives in NYC, was back for her 2nd year at the camp. She knew the instructors and her way around the town. Rose stayed for another week of camp after everyone else went home. Lucky Rose!
Jana, another from NYC, surfed so well for her first time. She caught tons of waves. She and I went for a great run on the beach and spent a lot of time together while others had surf lessons. Jana and Lynnie had a good time at Babylon together...drinking and laughing.
Two cool chicks from NJ...Cristina...she's going to open her own hair salon in NJ! Good luck Cristina. Jessica...she's surfing her way through school. They were tons of fun as well.
We laughed a lot! Shawn (from Georgia...why he lives in GA and not LA again...not too sure????) and Mark (living in New Zealand now but also used to live in LA) made Lynnie and me laugh a lot. I also think they laughed "at" Lynnie and me too. Shawn and Mark were in the "surfing adventure" group because they were more advanced surfers. Never really saw them surf so they could be lying to us. ha! They surfed at different beaches and actually surfed Witch's. Crazy...but I'm sure a great time for them.
Meghan and Heather, from Cananda, did so well surfing! They loved the warm water. They had been traveling for about a month before arriving at surf camp. It was their last big adventure before heading back to chilly Canada.
Jimmy, a.k.a. Poppie, was an awesome surfer. It was his first time surfing and actually dropped into waves on his first day. He was so nice and treated all of us to a very nice dinner his last night at camp. Thanks Poppie.
Lynnie and I spent a lot of time with Nina (Panda) and Nicole. We had great adventures with them. Panda lives in NYC and I'm sure we'll hang out a lot when I get back. Nicole lives in San Francisco so we will all take trips to visit her. They surfed really well and we can't wait to take a surf vacation with them!
Rose, whom also lives in NYC, was back for her 2nd year at the camp. She knew the instructors and her way around the town. Rose stayed for another week of camp after everyone else went home. Lucky Rose!
Jana, another from NYC, surfed so well for her first time. She caught tons of waves. She and I went for a great run on the beach and spent a lot of time together while others had surf lessons. Jana and Lynnie had a good time at Babylon together...drinking and laughing.
Two cool chicks from NJ...Cristina...she's going to open her own hair salon in NJ! Good luck Cristina. Jessica...she's surfing her way through school. They were tons of fun as well.
We laughed a lot! Shawn (from Georgia...why he lives in GA and not LA again...not too sure????) and Mark (living in New Zealand now but also used to live in LA) made Lynnie and me laugh a lot. I also think they laughed "at" Lynnie and me too. Shawn and Mark were in the "surfing adventure" group because they were more advanced surfers. Never really saw them surf so they could be lying to us. ha! They surfed at different beaches and actually surfed Witch's. Crazy...but I'm sure a great time for them.
Meghan and Heather, from Cananda, did so well surfing! They loved the warm water. They had been traveling for about a month before arriving at surf camp. It was their last big adventure before heading back to chilly Canada.
Jimmy, a.k.a. Poppie, was an awesome surfer. It was his first time surfing and actually dropped into waves on his first day. He was so nice and treated all of us to a very nice dinner his last night at camp. Thanks Poppie.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Today is Sunday, October 28...Leaving Costa Rica
Good morning. Today is our departure day and neither Lynnie nor I want to leave. It's been an amazing week. We met fabulous people, saw amazing local sites and just had an awesome time!
I'll update more details and more photos when I get home but I'll update a few photos so you can get an idea of why we don't want to leave.
The locals have a saying...Pura Vida...Pure Life...and it fits this area perfectly.
More to come soon....
I'll update more details and more photos when I get home but I'll update a few photos so you can get an idea of why we don't want to leave.
The locals have a saying...Pura Vida...Pure Life...and it fits this area perfectly.
More to come soon....
Friday, October 26, 2007
Class Field Trip to Avellanas
Today, our entire class with the instructors, went to another beach....Avellanas to surf. I didn't surf though, I just watched everyone else enjoy the waves. They were kinda crazy today though...but everyone seems to enjoy him/herself.
We left the camp at 11:00 a.m. and took 2 vans with surfboards tied to the top. It was quite the adventure. After we left, it started to pour. We still continued on our way. The roads in Costa Rica are NOT paved at all so we were going over, through and around HUGE potholes for our entire ride...about 45 minutes. By the time we got there everyone was a bit sick but the sun had come out so the sickness went away quickly.
Everyone did so well! It was amazing to watch. Again, I was carried along the beach to watch. About 2 hours later, it started to pour again so we all hung out in a very cool restaurant along the beach. We had some food then headed back to camp. Oh yeah...one of the vans broke down and we had to wait for it to be fixed before we could go anywhere. It was a true adventure.
Along our ride home, we saw monkeys in the trees. Very cool.
Tonight we have our "graduation party". It should be a good time. I have met fabulous friends here.
Tomorrow...everyone will surf again and I will hang out and watch again. It's been an amazing trip...2 more days to enjoy.
We left the camp at 11:00 a.m. and took 2 vans with surfboards tied to the top. It was quite the adventure. After we left, it started to pour. We still continued on our way. The roads in Costa Rica are NOT paved at all so we were going over, through and around HUGE potholes for our entire ride...about 45 minutes. By the time we got there everyone was a bit sick but the sun had come out so the sickness went away quickly.
Everyone did so well! It was amazing to watch. Again, I was carried along the beach to watch. About 2 hours later, it started to pour again so we all hung out in a very cool restaurant along the beach. We had some food then headed back to camp. Oh yeah...one of the vans broke down and we had to wait for it to be fixed before we could go anywhere. It was a true adventure.
Along our ride home, we saw monkeys in the trees. Very cool.
Tonight we have our "graduation party". It should be a good time. I have met fabulous friends here.
Tomorrow...everyone will surf again and I will hang out and watch again. It's been an amazing trip...2 more days to enjoy.
Canopy Tour...Zip Line!!!!!
Lynnie, Nicole, Nina and I took a canopy/zip line tour. It was amazing. We "zipped" about 11 times and flew over huge trees and we saw gigantic iguanas hiding in the trees. It was great!
Today is Friday, October 26th...no more surfing for me
Hi. Today is Friday and I'm sad to say that I can't surf again for the rest of my trip. I got hurt....but not on the waves. Yes, I know, pretty lame...not on the waves. Crazy.
How it happened....I had a great lesson yesterday afternoon and caught about 4 good waves! It was awesome!!!! I was so happy that I cheered for myself and jumped off my board and landed wrong on my right leg and pulled something in my calf. Ouch! One of the instructors actually had to carry me off the beach. Right now, a day afterwards, I still can't put pressure on my leg and I can't even walk. I have to hop to places or wobble along. Sometimes I still get the pleasure when some of the instructors carry me.
Lynnie is still surfing and doing really well!!!! She is amazing to watch. Everyone in our group is amazing to watch.
How it happened....I had a great lesson yesterday afternoon and caught about 4 good waves! It was awesome!!!! I was so happy that I cheered for myself and jumped off my board and landed wrong on my right leg and pulled something in my calf. Ouch! One of the instructors actually had to carry me off the beach. Right now, a day afterwards, I still can't put pressure on my leg and I can't even walk. I have to hop to places or wobble along. Sometimes I still get the pleasure when some of the instructors carry me.
Lynnie is still surfing and doing really well!!!! She is amazing to watch. Everyone in our group is amazing to watch.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
9:30 a.m. Thursday
It's 9:30 a.m. and I already went for a run along the beach with Jana (a new friend), had breakfast with Lynnie, Nina (a.k.a. Panda), Nicole, Rose and Jana (more new friends) and now I'm hanging out facing the water and relaxing. I have 1/2 hour before my next surf lesson.
It's been a great morning already. Hopefully today I won't get scared like I did yesterday. That waves don't look so big, so that's good for me today. Today Lynnie and I have Johan as an instructor. That's good and bad...well...nothing is really bad here...I should say scary for me. Johan just throws us into it and says go! It's a great way to learn and you have no choice but to get out there.
I'm going to try to get up on a wave before it breaks today. I swear I'm going to try!
After our lesson, Lynnie, Panda, Nicole and I are going on the Canopy tour....the zip line tour. I'm excited. It's going to be another great day.
It's been a great morning already. Hopefully today I won't get scared like I did yesterday. That waves don't look so big, so that's good for me today. Today Lynnie and I have Johan as an instructor. That's good and bad...well...nothing is really bad here...I should say scary for me. Johan just throws us into it and says go! It's a great way to learn and you have no choice but to get out there.
I'm going to try to get up on a wave before it breaks today. I swear I'm going to try!
After our lesson, Lynnie, Panda, Nicole and I are going on the Canopy tour....the zip line tour. I'm excited. It's going to be another great day.
Pictures from the Animal Rescue Park
Lynnie and I went to the Animal Rescue Park. This is truly a wonderful place. The Animal Rescue Park is non profit and their goal is to nuture sick and/or injured wild animals back to health so they can be realeased to the wild again. If the animals had too much human interaction then they can not be released...they will always have a home in the Park.
Jorge was our guide and he was amazing. The animals loved him, especially Margarita, the monkey. She would reach out of her home and hug Jorge every time he came over to say hello.
It was a fabulous afternoon.
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